Times of Islamabad

Pakistani American arrested by FBI upon arrival at US Airport

Pakistani American arrested by FBI upon arrival at US Airport

*Washington: *

A 35-year-old Pakistani-American national has been arrested by the FBI onhis arrival from Pakistan for being in contact with two UN-proscribedterror groups the ISIS and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).

Waqar Ul-Hassan, a naturalised US citizen who moved to America at the ageof 15, was arrested at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in NorthCarolina on Tuesday.

Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar was designated as a global terroristby the UN on May 1.by Taboolalink:Sponsored Linkslink:.linkMost Powerful Natural AntibioticsHealth & Human Researchlink

Hassan was arrested on two counts of making false statements in 2015 abouthis contacts with terrorist groups.

If convicted, he faces up to eight years of imprisonment