KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has announced the arrest of Al Qaeda aide ‘Aminul Haq Saam Khan’ in the Sarai Alamgir area of Punjab province.
According to a BBC report, Aminul Haq was arrested in Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab.
Haq has been a close aide to Osama Bin Laden, the former leader of Al Qaeda.
A statement from CTD said: “In a breakthrough, senior Al Qaeda leader Aminul Haq, a close associate of Osama bin Laden, has been arrested during an intelligence-based operation. His name is also included in the United Nations (UN) sanctions list.”
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