LAHORE, Jul 19 (APP):The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested on Friday a key figure of proscribed terrorist outfit al-Qaeda, Dr Aminul Haq Muhammad, one of the closest aides of the late al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
In a statement, the CTD spokesperson said the al-Qaeda leader was arrested from Gujranwala in an Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO), adding that Aminul Haq’s name was included in the United Nation’s updated list of designated terrorists.
He said that investigation had been launched into the matter, stressing that the CTD would leave no stone unturned to eliminate terrorists from Punjab. Osama bin Laden was killed by the American commandos on May 2, 2011.
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