Pakistan: al-Qaida behind attack on US consulate attack

Pakistan has evidence that al-Qaida financed last month’s deadly car-bombing at the US consulate in Karachi that killed at least 12 people, the country’s internal security chief said today.

‘‘We know al-Qaida was behind the attack on the consulate,’’ said Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider. ‘‘We have credible information that al-Qaida financed it.’’

Haider did not elaborate on the claim that Osama bin Laden’s network was behind the June 14 attack.

However, officials had speculated that the attack was carried out either by al-Qaida or Pakistani Islamic extremists with ties to the terrorist network.