BANGKOK: The Pakistani man arrested by Thai authorities on the allegation of producing fake passports and other travel documents for Islamic State (IS) militants is believed to have travelled to Malaysia recently to meet a man linked to the al-Qaeda.
A regional security source claimed that the man, who was detained a few days ago, had entered Malaysia using a fake passport to meet one Atiq, also known as Ghulam Farid, a highly sought-after suspect with links to the al-Qaeda terrorist group.
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