Lahore: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab has arrested a close associate of the former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden from Gujrat.
DIG CTD Usman Akram Gondal held a press conference stating that CTD Punjab arrested a close associate of Osama bin Laden.
The terrorist was apprehended based on intelligence information following an operation.
The arrested terrorist, Amin ul Haq, is a senior Al-Qaeda operative and is included in the United Nations’ list of global terrorists.
Usman Akram Gondal mentioned that a case has been registered against Amin ul Haq, and an investigation has begun.
Internationally, Amin ul Haq is known as Osama bin Laden’s security supervisor.
Any terrorist of this level will face action.DIG CTD also said that this terrorist was arrested in 2007 and served a 4-year sentence.
Enemy agencies had heavily propagated against him. He was last seen in Afghanistan in August 2021 and recently entered Pakistan.
The investigation is ongoing regarding his activities in Pakistan.He added that the terrorist possesses a Pakistani ID card with addresses in Lahore and Haripur.
Authorities are investigating how he entered Pakistan and traveled with this ID.DIG Gondal emphasized that the terrorist arrested from Gujrat will face the consequences of the case registered against him.
It is noteworthy that Osama bin Laden, the former leader of Al-Qaeda, was killed in an operation by American commandos in Abbottabad on May 2, 2011.