Pakistani intelligence officials say security agencies are looking for Ahmed Said Khadr, a Canadian who is believed to have escaped during a recent raid near the Afghan border.

Ahmed Said Khadr, nicknamed al-Canadi, is an Egyptian-born Canadian. He collected money for an international charity called Human Concern, but authorities believe he used the money to finance al-Qaeda training camps.

Intelligence officials in Peshawar believe he was hiding in a home in Waziristan when Pakistani forces launched a crackdown on the hideout in early October.

Ahmed Said Khadr

Eight suspected al-Qaeda operatives were killed. Eighteen others were arrested.

Earlier reports suggested both Khadr and his 14-year-old son were killed in the raid. But Pakistani officials say only the teenager was killed.

Canadian foreign affairs officials in Islamabad are still investigating reports that the two Canadians were killed in the shootout with Pakistani security forces.

News of the deaths came on Tuesday, in a news release issued by the Islamic Observation Centre in London. It said Ahmed Khadr and his son were among the people killed when Pakistani forces raided Waziristan, looking for al-Qaeda members, perhaps even Osama bin Laden and his deputy.

Pakistani officials said they were fired on with grenades and machine guns. Rockets, guns and anti-tank mines were seized from the compounds.

In 1996, Khadr was arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of financing the bombing of the Egyptian embassy in Islamabad. His arrest coincided with a "Team Canada" trade visit. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien raised Khadr's case with the Pakistani prime minister. Khadr was released a short time later.

But intelligence officials believe Khadr is a member of al-Qaeda and the money he raised in Canadian mosques went to support Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda.

Khadr was born in Egypt but moved to Ottawa in 1975 where he studied computers. He is married and had six children: four boys and two girls. His 14-year-old son Abdul Kareen is the son believed to have died in the shootout.

Two other sons are being held by the U.S. in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Omar, who is about 17 years old, was captured a year ago while fighting with al-Qaeda forces in eastern Afghanistan. He is said to have thrown a grenade that killed an American soldier. Abdul Rahman, another son, is said to have trained at an al-Qaeda camp and was captured in 2001.