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22nd January, 2013
Raid on Osama’s compound: Army officer wants to share information with LHC
Brigadier Ali Khan, who was court martialed for links with a banned organisation after the Abbottabad operation, claims he has vital information on the raid.
Brigadier Ali Khan, who was court martialed for links with a banned organisation after the Abbottabad operation, claims he has vital information on the raid.
3rd January, 2013
SC adjourns proceedings on plea over media’s role
The Supreme Court deferred proceedings for an indefinite period on a plea questioning the role of media in the aftermath of the May 2, 2011 incident.
The Supreme Court deferred proceedings for an indefinite period on a plea questioning the role of media in the aftermath of the May 2, 2011 incident.
8th December, 2012
Abbottabad Commission completes probe report on Osama killing
The commission has kept parts of the report classified and it would be up to the government whether or not to make those sections public.
The commission has kept parts of the report classified and it would be up to the government whether or not to make those sections public.
29th November, 2012
Dr Shakil on hunger strike in jail
It has been learnt that jail authorities have withdrawn certain facilities from Dr Shakil Afridi, who has been in solitary confinement, due to security reasons.
It has been learnt that jail authorities have withdrawn certain facilities from Dr Shakil Afridi, who has been in solitary confinement, due to security reasons.
28th May, 2012
Afridi should get chance to defend himself: PM
ISLAMABAD, May 27: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that Dr Shakil Afridi, who was sentenced to 33 years in prison for helping the CIA trace Osama bin Laden, should be given the opportunity to defend himself in higher courts, as per the law.
ISLAMABAD, May 27: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that Dr Shakil Afridi, who was sentenced to 33 years in prison for helping the CIA trace Osama bin Laden, should be given the opportunity to defend himself in higher courts, as per the law.
26th May, 2012
Pakistan stands isolated in Washington
A senior Pakistani diplomat noted that wherever he went, he confronted a “bipartisan anger at Pakistan from very angry congressmen and women”.
A senior Pakistani diplomat noted that wherever he went, he confronted a “bipartisan anger at Pakistan from very angry congressmen and women”.
25th May, 2012
Appeal over Shakeel Afridi’s conviction
A tribal court in Khyber Wednesday jailed Shakeel Afridi for 33 years for agreeing to try and collect DNA for US intelligence in their bid to locate Osama.
A tribal court in Khyber Wednesday jailed Shakeel Afridi for 33 years for agreeing to try and collect DNA for US intelligence in their bid to locate Osama.
14th May, 2012
Secret case against Brigadier Ali Khan
Khan's family and two of his army colleagues insisted he was targeted because of a falling out with senior officers.
Khan's family and two of his army colleagues insisted he was targeted because of a falling out with senior officers.
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3rd May, 2012
One year after his death, OBL lives on
There are no signs of decline in the theory that Osama bin Laden was not killed that day or that he was a “martyr” and not a terrorist.
There are no signs of decline in the theory that Osama bin Laden was not killed that day or that he was a “martyr” and not a terrorist.
2nd May, 2012
Death threats for Osama compound demolition man
“Whatever I did was in the national interest. We conveyed a message to the world by demolishing this compound.”
“Whatever I did was in the national interest. We conveyed a message to the world by demolishing this compound.”
19th April, 2012
Bin Laden’s family likely in Pakistan a few more days: relative
Speculation had been swirling the relatives would be deported on Wednesday but Zakariya al-Sadeh, Amal's brother, said paperwork needed processing.
Speculation had been swirling the relatives would be deported on Wednesday but Zakariya al-Sadeh, Amal's brother, said paperwork needed processing.
18th April, 2012
Bin Laden family deportation hits snag
The family has been in Pakistani detention since the US raid in Abbottabad that killed Osama almost a year ago.
The family has been in Pakistani detention since the US raid in Abbottabad that killed Osama almost a year ago.
17th April, 2012
Bin Laden family ‘to leave Pakistan early Wednesday’
They are due to complete a short sentence of detention for illegally entering and residing in Pakistan on Tuesday.
They are due to complete a short sentence of detention for illegally entering and residing in Pakistan on Tuesday.
29th March, 2012
Doctor who helped track bin Laden sacked
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Thursday sacked a surgeon recruited by the CIA to help track al Qaeda terror leader Osama bin Laden, officials said.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Thursday sacked a surgeon recruited by the CIA to help track al Qaeda terror leader Osama bin Laden, officials said.
20th March, 2012
Relations with US: ‘Parliament package may add new roadblocks’
WASHINGTON, March 19: The Pakistani parliament is holding a joint session in Islamabad on Tuesday to finalise recommendations for rebuilding US-Pakistan ties.
WASHINGTON, March 19: The Pakistani parliament is holding a joint session in Islamabad on Tuesday to finalise recommendations for rebuilding US-Pakistan ties.
16th March, 2012
Bin Laden wanted to attack Obama directly: report
Before his death, al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had ordered his followers in Afghanistan and Pakistan to attack the aircraft of President Barack Obama, the Washington Post reported Friday.
Before his death, al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had ordered his followers in Afghanistan and Pakistan to attack the aircraft of President Barack Obama, the Washington Post reported Friday.
7th February, 2012
Osama, Zawahri and I had same teacher: Hafiz Saeed
Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the chief of Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD) a charity organisation accused by West and India for exporting terror from Pakistan, has confessed for the first time about his meeting with al Qaida founding father Osama Bin Laden and said that he studied from the same scholar who taught bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the chief of Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD) a charity organisation accused by West and India for exporting terror from Pakistan, has confessed for the first time about his meeting with al Qaida founding father Osama Bin Laden and said that he studied from the same scholar who taught bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri.
21st January, 2012
‘Pakistan to allow US trainers, not drones’
WASHINGTON, Jan 20: US military trainers will be invited back into Pakistan “as early as April or May”, but the nation has ruled out allowing CIA drones back into the country, American Fox News reported late on
WASHINGTON, Jan 20: US military trainers will be invited back into Pakistan “as early as April or May”, but the nation has ruled out allowing CIA drones back into the country, American Fox News reported late on
31st December, 2011
Pak-US ties see ‘roller-coaster ride’ in 2011
The year 2011 witnessed a major shift in relationship between Pakistan and the United States, as the allies in the global war against terror came to a point of rewriting their bilateral terms of engagement.
The year 2011 witnessed a major shift in relationship between Pakistan and the United States, as the allies in the global war against terror came to a point of rewriting their bilateral terms of engagement.
4th December, 2011
Abbottabad panel summons Sheikh Rashid
The commission investigating the May 2 US operation in Abbottabad that killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has called former federal minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed to appear before it on Dec 13, Dawn has learnt.
The commission investigating the May 2 US operation in Abbottabad that killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has called former federal minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed to appear before it on Dec 13, Dawn has learnt.
