12 al-Qaeda members arrested from central Punjab, Islamabad
Admit belonging to operational wing of al-Qaeda and having contacts with Ayman Al Zawahiri.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) –Security forces have arrested 12 members of al-Qaeda from Islamabad and different cities of central Punjab.
According to police sources, the held terrorists belong to operational wing of al-Qaeda and have been involved in dozens of terror activities in Rawalpindi, Islamabad and central Punjab since 2002.
Police says this network was involved in attacks at Manawan Police Training Center and FIA office in Lahore.
The group carried out attacks at Denmark Embassy, a foreign restaurant in Islamabad, NATO terminal and POF Wah Cantt.
According to sources the same group was involved in murder of former minister Shahbaz Bhatti and FIA Prosecutor Zulfiqar.
Al-Qaeda network had separate information and operational wings that coordinated with each other in execution of terroristic activities.
The arrests of al-Qaeda members started after security agencies busted a high-tech exchange way in Green Town area of Lahore last month.
The exchange was being operated by the al-Qaeda network and had links with international terrorists.
Later, Islamabad police seized an explosive-laden van form Bara Kahu area and also arrested two brothers Hammad Adil and Kamran Adil from Islamabad who were active members of al-Qaeda.
On the basis of information acquired from the held members other members of terrorist group were arrested from Punjab.
Al-Qaeda members were also arrested from Gunranwala and Punjab University Hostel Lahore.
According to authorities the al-Qaeada network had weakened after these arrests.
