ISLAMABAD - In its first ever media response after Brig Ali Khans arrest, the Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HT) has denied being a United Kingdom based organisation saying that its headquarters is in Al Quds. During a detailed meeting with this scribe at an undisclosed location here on Thursday, Hizb-ut-Tahrirs deputy spokesperson Imran Yusufzai denied that HT was a militant organisation, calling it an Islamist political party. HT is a well known non-violent Islamist political party testified by the British and the US governments, several media organisations, think tanks, courts and human rights organisations, he said. The HT official claimed that he had documentary evidences of testimonies from the UK and US governments, which declared the HT as a peaceful political organisation and it was neither banned in the UK nor in US. We are not linked to any intelligence agency, foreign powers or any anti-Pakistani elements, the deputy spokesman said. The organisation has neither confirmed nor denied its links with the five military officers arrested or interrogated in connection with suspected linkages with HT. When asked to comment on the linkages between the HT, Brig Ali Khan and four other majors, Yusufzai said, As policy, we neither confirm nor deny such news. The Holy Prophet (SA) sought Nusra (material power) and did not share details with the companions even. This is sacred work of global HT leadership and we continue to call people in power to give Nusra (material power) to Hizb-ut-Tahrir for re-establishment of Khilafah (Caliphate). The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday had confirmed the arrest of Brigadier Ali Khan deployed at Regulation Directorate at General Headquarters (GHQ) on the suspicion of having links with the HT. The development, the next day, had followed the reported interrogations of four Pakistan Army majors in this connection. The Director General ISPR major General Athar Abbas had said that the brigadier was arrested on May 6 for his linkages with HT while the majors were not detained but interrogated only. He had refused to give any details regarding the Pakistan Army majors. Commenting on the operational structure of his organisation, the HT deputy spokesperson, Imran Yusufzai, said, Hizb-ut-Tahrir is not a UK based party nor London is its nerve centre. Hizb is worlds largest Islamic political party working in over 40 countries and based in Al Quds, Palestine. Our struggle is peaceful and we dont follow violence in our course of action. The assertions that HT is a terrorist organisation are baseless and malicious. Nobody even bothered to approach us before making such fabricated insinuations. The HTs detailed manifesto written in English language and compiled in a booklet form, provided to this scribe, mentioned the introduction of Caliphate in Pakistan and the re-unification of the Muslim world as HTs core objectives. Despite collectively possessing more land, sea, soldiers, material resources and able sons and daughters than any other nation on the earth, the Muslims find themselves divided into over sixty states, with less ability and control over their affairs than nations that are so tiny they can hardly be seen on the worlds map, said the introductory lines of the 47-page manifesto.