Pak brigadier detained for terror links

June 21, 2011 17:20

From the Pakistani newspaper Dawn.

Authorities have detained a serving brigadier suspected for ties with a banned organisation. The report of the brigadier's detention was confirmed by the Inter-Services Public Relations, DawnNews quoted BBCUrdu as saying.

The senior army officer Brigadier Ali Khan was posted at the GHQ, for the past two years, was detained on May 6.

Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas confirmed that the officer had been arrested, but released no further details on which groups he was alleged to have been in contact with.

One of the brigadiers who we found having contacts with one of the defunct organisations is under detention, Abbas said.

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