INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistani counter-terror officials have arrested an Al-Qaeda leader, Amin ul Haq, who figures on a U.N
sanctions list, they said on Friday, describing him as a close associate of the dead Osama Bin Laden.Pakistan&s first Al-Qaeda arrest in
many years comes as the counter-terrorism department (CTD) in its most populous province of Punjab registered a legal case against Haq,
accusing him of planning to sabotage key installations there, Reuters reported.It did not identify his exact plans or the installations.In a
significant breakthrough in the fight against terrorism, CTD, in collaboration with intelligence agencies, successfully apprehended Amin ul
Haq, a senior leader of Al-Qaeda,& the department&s spokesperson said in the statement.His name is included in a U.N
list of terrorists,& it added.Pakistan&s interior ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.On its list dating from Jan
2001, the United Nations& sanctions panel on Daesh and Al-Qaeda identifies the arrested man as Amin Muhammad ul Haq Saam Khan, calling him a
security coordinator for bin Laden.He figured on the list for his association with the Al-Qaeda bin Laden, contributing to or supporting
activities such as &supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel&, the panel said.Bin Laden was killed in 2011 during a
United States raid on his hideout in Pakistan&s northern city of Abbottabad
Related Stories: Al-Qaeda cells operating in multiple Afghan provinces: UNAl-Qaeda gaining strength with help of Taliban: US Treasury
reportThe post Pakistan arrests Al-Qaeda leader listed by United Nations first appeared on Ariana News.
