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According to the report, Amin Muhammad ul-Haq Saam Khan (QDi.002, alias Dr. Amin) was arrested for illegal possession of weapons while crossing from Afghanistan into Pakistan in March 2024 A United Nations report, issued earlier this month, has contradicted the claims on the manner and the time in which a key associate of Osama bin Laden was arrested by Pakistani authorities. The Pakistani authorities had last week announced the arrest of Amin Muhammad ul-Haq Saam Khan, also known as Dr Amin, who they described as a close aide of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the deadliest terror attack in the US, the 9/11 attacks. The 15th report of the ISIL/Al-Qaeda/Taliban Monitoring Team, submitted to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on July 8 gave a different picture. It suggested that the arrest was not the result of a sophisticated intelligence operation but rather a routine border security measure. According to the UN report, Saam Khan was arrested for "illegal possession of weapons while crossing from Afghanistan into Pakistan in March 2024." The United Nations report also pointed, out that the arrest happened 4 months ago. Also read: UAE orders trial of Bangladeshis arrested for protesting against Dhaka The Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Pakistan claimed that the arrest was the result of a major operation by the department’s special forces. The CTD, in their statement last week, described the arrest as a significant breakthrough. "In a breakthrough, senior Al Qaeda leader, Aminul Haq, a close associate of Osama bin Laden, has been arrested by the CTD during an intelligence-based operation," CTD DIG Usman Akram Gondal was quoted as saying in Pakistani media. The arrest, according to the CTD, took place in the town of Sarai Alamgir in Gujrat. The development raises several questions about Pakistan's reason for concealment, which is not new. The current status of UN-listed terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar remains unknown in the country, despite involvement in terror attacks in India. Hafiz Saeed has been wanted by India for years and is the mastermind the 2008 Mumbai attacks, which killed over 160 people. Sidhant Sibal is the principal diplomatic correspondent for WION. When he is not working, you will find him playing with his dog. None
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