A top militant commander who is said to be second in command to elusive Afghan Taliban Chief Mullah Mohhamad Omar was captured from Pakistan's port city of Karachi. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was arrested in a secret joint operation of ISI and CIA operatives. He is also said to be a close associate of Osama bin Laden before 9/11. He was captured by a team of US and Pakistani officials. The arrest of Baradar is a major blow to the Taliban and is being described as a major success to Obama Administration's war against terrorism in the Af-Pak region. The New York Times said it came to know about the arrest of Baradar last Thursday, but delayed its reporting at the request of the White House. Americans have complained that they have given ISI operatives the precise locations of Taliban leaders, but that the Pakistanis usually refuse to act.