Maulana Fazlur Rehman Khalil, former chief of the banned militant organisation Harkatul Ansar, and his four aides were arrested on Wednesday on the outskirts of the capital, police sources told Daily Times. The sources said that the police were informed that Khalil and his four aides were heading towards Islamabad to extend support to the Lal Masjid administration in its ongoing dispute with the government over the demolition of mosques. Golra SHO Inspector Tahir Mehmood stopped KhalilÂ’s car coming from Peshawar near Golra Mor and arrested him along with his four accomplices.Mehmood confirmed to Daily Times that Khalil had been arrested, adding that the police had also seized weapons from his car. The sources said that senior police officials were consulting the Interior Ministry on registering a case.