Pakistan to hand al Qaeda suspect to US

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Monday Pakistan had decided to hand over a top al Qaeda suspect to the United States, having completed his interrogation.

Pakistan announced in early May it had captured Abu Faraj Farj al Liby, who US counter-terrorism agents say became al Qaeda's third-most important figure two years ago.

"We had decided that having gathered all the information, interrogated him, we don't want him in Pakistan," Musharraf said in response to a question at a forum organised by CNN that was televised live.

Musharraf said he did not know where al Liby currently was, in Pakistan or in US custody, and added: "My information is three days old."

- REUTERS