Sindh asks for transfer of al Qaeda member Major Haroon from Punjab

Rehman Malik had confirmed Haroon’s contacts with al Qaeda, during a during a Sindh Assembly briefing last week.

LAHORE:
Sindh government has requested Punjab to transfer an alleged al Qaeda member Major Haroon to Sindh, sources said on Sunday.

The Sindh Home Ministry wrote a letter to the Punjab Home Department to transfer Haroon, a former Pakistan army officer who is accused of being involved in the kidnapping of businessman Satish Anand, amongst other high profile cases against him.


Anand, a rich Hindu businessman, was kidnapped from Karachi in 2008 for a ransom of Rs20 million.

Earlier in the month, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik had confirmed Haroon’s contacts with al Qaeda, during a during a Sindh Assembly briefing regarding the murder probe of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto

Earlier in the month, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik had confirmed Haroon’s contacts with al Qaeda, during a Sindh Assembly session briefing, regarding the murder probe of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
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