Four majors questioned for links to detained brigadier

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ISLAMABAD: The army has questioned four majors in connection with Brigadier Ali Khan, who was detained last month for alleged ties to extremist organisations, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Athar Abbas said on Wednesday.

Abbas told Reuters the four majors had been questioned but had not been detained.

“They are being questioned in relation to the brigadier case,” he said.

Their questioning followed the arrest of Khan, who had been serving at the army’s headquarters in Rawalpindi for the last two years.

He has been detained for his alleged ties to the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir, which seeks to overthrow what it deems to be the ‘pro-American’ government and replace it with an Islamic caliphate system in Pakistan.

Khan had been under surveillance for the past several months and was arrested last month when his contacts with the banned outfit were confirmed.


Four majors questioned for links to detained brigadier – The Express Tribune