A Scottish man being held in Pakistan suspected of fighting with the Taliban lived in Heaton with his wife and two young children, it was reported today.

James Alexander McLintock, 37, is being questioned in Peshawar about alleged terrorist links with Osama bin Laden.

Yesterday the Telegraph & Argus revealed how he had come to Bradford after fighting alongside the Mujahideen in Afghanistan more than ten years ago.

Today it was reported that he married a Pakistani woman in the city at the age of 31 while he was working as charity shop manager.

The couple are reported to have two children, Abdullah and Khalid, who was one on Boxing Day.

The former zoology student whose parents live in Arbroath, Scotland, converted to Islam while at Dundee University.

He changed his name to Mohammed Yaqub, grew a beard and adopted traditional Muslim dress.

He even joined the Mujahideen and fought alongside Osama bin Laden, who at that time was considered a hero for fighting communism.

After his trip he moved to Bradford where he settled with his wife and children.

Rasjid Skinner, 51, a consultant psychologist, who met him at a dinner party, remembered him as a quiet, strong man, of good character.

He said: "He has fought in Afghanistan which made him a hero but he was modest and quiet. He was obviously someone of a very good character.

"His parents are academics and he was a master linguist himself, speaking many European languages and Urdu, Pushto and Arabic.

"His reputation preceded him but I don't know how long he was in Bradford."

Dr Skinner also said he believed Yaqub had been fighting in Bosnia.

"I felt like I knew him before I met him because he was such a hero to the community."

It is claimed he worshipped at the Grand Mosque in Leeds.

Maroof Shaffi, President of the Bradford branch of the Islamic Society of Britain, said: "I am very surprised to see that someone from Bradford is being held in Pakistan.

"There are a lot of English converts to Islam but they tend to keep themselves to themselves.

"It is likely that he would not have told anyone he was going abroad to fight."