Amin al-Haq, a key assistant to Osama bin Laden, the founder of Al-Qaeda, was taken into custody by law enforcement, according to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab on Friday. This is a big development.
“The terrorist was taken into custody from Sarai Alamgir, a town in the Gujrat district,” DIG CTD Usman Akram Gonadal stated, adding that the arrest was made during an intelligence-based operation.
Having been connected to bin Laden since 1996, the CTD stated that Haq was one of the extremist group’s elite militants and had participated in multiple terrorist acts.
Haq has also been classified as a terrorist by the UN. Haq was in charge of organising security for the late Al-Qaeda chief.
The senior official announced that Haq was the subject of a case.