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LAHORE: Amin al-Haq, a close aide of Al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden (OBL), has been arrested from Gujrat, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said Friday, in a significant breakthrough.
“The terrorist was apprehended during an intelligence-based operation,” DIG CTD Usman Akram Gonadal said, adding that he was taken into custody from Sarai Alamgir, a town in the Gujrat district.
Associated with Bin Laden since 1996, the CTD noted that Haq was among the top fighters of the extremist group and that he was involved in several terrorist activities.
Haq — responsible for coordinating security for the deceased Al-Qaeda chief — has also been designated as a terrorist by the United Nations.
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