British terror suspect escapes in Pakistan

Two Pakistani policemen are being questioned after Rashid Rauf managed to flee following a court appearance in Islamabad.

Britain wants him extradited to this country, where he's wanted for questioning about the murder of his uncle.

Interior Ministry spokesman, Brigadier Javed Iqbal Cheema, said: "We're trying our best to re-arrest him." The government has set up an enquiry to investigate the incident. Rauf's lawyer said his client's flight was a mystery. Arrested in Pakistan in August 2006, Rauf was identified by Pakistani officials as a key figure in a plot to blow up airliners travelling from London to the United States.

But his case ran into a legal quagmire and was being handled by higher and lower courts simultaneously.

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