A senior U.S. official has told the BBC that Baitullah Mehsud had a close relationship with Al-Qaeda and was considered to be in charge of their terror campaign to render Pakistan ungovernable.

• 美国一名高级官员向BBC记者透露，白杜拉.；马哈苏德和基地组织有着密切的关系，同时他还被认为是致使巴基斯坦局势动荡难以控制的种种恐怖行动的负责人。