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Pakistan frees 'al-Qaeda suspect' Pakistan frees 'al-Qaeda suspect'
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A Pakistani computer expert alleged to have had al-Qaeda links has been freed without charge after three years in custody, a Supreme Court official said. A Pakistani computer expert alleged to have had links with al-Qaeda has been released without charge after three years in custody.
Mohammad Naeem Noor Khan, 25, was accused of acting as a link between top al-Qaeda leaders and operational cells. Mohammad Naeem Noor Khan, 25, has been reunited with his family in the city of Karachi, officials and his lawyer said.
Mr Khan was accused of acting as a link between al-Qaeda leaders and militants.
His detention led to the arrest of a suspect in the 1998 US embassy bombings in East Africa, and information on terror plots in the UK and US.His detention led to the arrest of a suspect in the 1998 US embassy bombings in East Africa, and information on terror plots in the UK and US.
Officials said Mr Khan had returned home to the southern city of Karachi. Deputy attorney general Naheeda Mehboob Ilahi announced his release in a Supreme Court hearing, but gave no further details.
Deputy attorney general Naheeda Mehboob Ilahi provided no further details. Never charged
Mr Khan's lawyer, Babar Awan, confirmed that his client was back with his family. He added that Mr Khan had been held without charge and had never appeared in court. Mr Khan's lawyer, Babar Awan, confirmed that his client was back with his family.
Mr Khan was arrested in the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore in July 2004. He noted that Mr Khan had been held without charge and had never appeared in court.
Security sources told the BBC that Mr Khan had been quietly released several weeks ago and that his home in Karachi was under surveillance.
The Supreme Court has been pressing the government for information about hundreds of people whose relatives say were picked up by intelligence agents in recent years.
Mr Khan was arrested in the eastern city of Lahore in July 2004.
Pakistani investigators said Mr Khan had invented secret codes, which enabled al-Qaeda operatives to send encrypted emails and messages via the internet.Pakistani investigators said Mr Khan had invented secret codes, which enabled al-Qaeda operatives to send encrypted emails and messages via the internet.
Shortly after his arrest, police said a search of his computer files and email records revealed an active global al-Qaeda network, which was planning attacks in Britain, Pakistan and the US.Shortly after his arrest, police said a search of his computer files and email records revealed an active global al-Qaeda network, which was planning attacks in Britain, Pakistan and the US.