befriended Noor Khan when they were held in Lahore. According to BBC News Shahid said "Nur Khan deceived all the fundamentalists in prison and informed on fundamentalist cells around the world." Released due to lack of evidence On 21 August 2007 BBC News reported that Khan had been released due to lack of evidence. References External links CNN Late Edition Transcript – August 8, 2004 Christian Science Monitor – Did US blow cover on Al Qaeda mole? BBC News – US denies bungling al-Qaeda case Slate – The First Casualty London bombers tied to Al Qaeda plot in Pakistan, retrieved 14 July 2005 Pakistani al-Qaeda members 1979 births Pakistani extrajudicial prisoners of the United States Living people NED University of Engineering & Technology alumni