The beheaded body of a British Red Cross worker held captive in Pakistan since January was found in an orchard, with a note attached saying he was killed because no ransom was paid, police said.

PAKISTANI counter-terrorism experts are questioning 21 suspects captured at an al-Qaida hide-out for clues about remnants of the terror network and the Taliban, an intelligence official said yesterday.

Pakistani security forces have found no sign of Osama bin Laden hiding in a mountainous region bordering Afghanistan, and suspect the terrorist leader may not be there, the top military commander in the area said today.

Pakistan’s military has arrested more than 100 suspects in their five-day assault on al-Qaida militants holed up in mud fortresses along the border, the military commander in charge of the operation said today.