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Pakistani Army Investigates Four Officers About Extremist Ties
June 22, 2011
The Pakistani army says it is questioning four more officers about suspected links with a banned extremist group.
Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said on June 22 that four army majors are being questioned for suspected links with Hizb ut-Tahrir, but have not been detained. He did not provide names.
The development comes a day after the army said it detained Brigadier Ali Khan for suspected ties to Hizb ut-Tahrir.
The group is an international Islamist organization dedicated to the notion of reviving an Islamic caliphate and unifying Muslim countries under the laws of that religion.
compiled from agency reports
Copyright (c) 2011. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.
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