Authorities have detained a senior officer serving at Pakistani Army headquarters for suspected links with the banned militant group Hizb ut-Tahrir.
Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said Brigadier Ali Khan was detained recently for suspected links with the group, and added that the army will "follow a zero-tolerance policy of such activities."
Abbas, however, stressed that Khan was not linked to the Taliban.
Hizb ut-Tahrir is an international Islamist organization dedicated to the notion of reviving an Islamic caliphate and unifying Muslim countries under the laws of the religion.
compiled from agency reports
Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said Brigadier Ali Khan was detained recently for suspected links with the group, and added that the army will "follow a zero-tolerance policy of such activities."
Abbas, however, stressed that Khan was not linked to the Taliban.
Hizb ut-Tahrir is an international Islamist organization dedicated to the notion of reviving an Islamic caliphate and unifying Muslim countries under the laws of the religion.
compiled from agency reports
