SECURITY officials who arrested al-Qaida’s number three commander said yesterday that they were “on the right track” to catch Osama bin Laden himself.

SECURITY officials who arrested al-Qaida's number three commander said yesterday that they were "on the right track" to catch Osama bin Laden himself.

Authorities arrested al-Qaida’s No 3 commander and said today they were “on the right track” to catch bin Laden himself.

Abu Farraj al-Libbi, a senior al-Qaida suspect wanted in two attempts to assassinate President Gen Pervez Musharraf, has been arrested in Pakistan, the government said today.

A court in Pakistan today turned over an Islamic militant for police questioning over the killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl and two failed assassination attempts against President General Pervez Musharraf, police said.