However, the Express Tribune said he lived in Shahpur. The Haqqani group is one of the most feared militant factions of the Taliban fighting US-led forces in Afghanistan.
The Haqqanis have been blamed for high-profile attacks in Kabul and elsewhere in Afghanistan, including the 2008 bombing of the Indian Embassy that killed 54 people.
The network is also believed to be behind an attack on the Indian mission in Jalalabad.
