TERROR suspect Jack "Jihad" Thomas, arrested this week by police in Pakistan, has close links to Osama bin Laden's al-Qa'ida network, according to a senior Pakistani official. "This guy was in touch with al-Qa'ida operatives who have managed to sneak into Karachi. He's in league with them and was in close touch with them," the unnamed official said yesterday. But Rob Stary, the Melbourne lawyer retained by Mr Thomas's family, said there was no evidence against his client and urged the Australian Government to intervene. "They cannot sit back passively to allow one of their citizens to remain or be...