The Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department announced the arrest of Amin Muhammad Ul Haq Saam Khan, an aide to Osama bin Laden, the former leader of al-Qaeda, in Punjab.

In a statement released on Friday, the department stated that Amin ul-Haq was involved in numerous terrorist activities.

Dawn, Pakistani newspaper, reported that Amin ul-Haq's name is on the UN's global terrorist list.

Pakistan has described the arrest of Amin ul-Haq as a significant breakthrough in the fight against terrorism in Pakistan and globally.

The Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department said that this senior Al-Qaeda leader was planning a large-scale terrorist project.

Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011 during a US raid on his hideout in the Abbottabad city of Pakistan.

According to a report by Afghanistan International published in September 2021, Amin ul-Haq entered Afghanistan shortly after the Taliban seized control of Kabul. A video circulating on social media at that time showed a convoy transporting Amin ul-Haq from Pakistan to Nangarhar province.