Islamabad, Sept 1, SPA -- Pakistani authorities havearrested two terror suspects, including a man believed tobe a senior al-Qaida operative, security officials and theInformation Ministry said Wednesday. The suspects, a man believed to be an Egyptian namedSharif al-Misri and another man of Middle Eastern origin,were arrested two to three days ago in the southwesternprovince of Baluchistan, a senior government official toldThe Associated Press on condition his name not be used. Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, who was to be sworn in as Pakistan'sinformation minister later Wednesday, confirmed that "amember of al-Qaida has been arrested" but refused to sayhow senior he was. He also said one of the two suspects was named Sharifal-Misri, but gave no other details about his nationality.--SPA1147 Local Time 0847 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/197014