Osama Bin Laden killed in US operation; Osama killing fans doubts about Pakistan; Kayani reassures Pakistan’s commitment to war on terror; Osama’s wife and children still in Pakistan’s custody
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  • In a covert operation late at night, the US forces killed US and world’s most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan’s garrison town of Abbottabad, north of Islamabad. The targeted operation was held in a compound and took under 40 minutes to be completed. Officials noted that they were finally led to Bin Laden after four years of tracking of his trusted couriers and his brother. The Pakistani Government was notified post operation, which according to analysts, could complicate the already strained US-Pakistani relations.1

    Meanwhile, the United States has questioned how the Pakistani Authority did not have a clue about Osama’s whereabouts in Pakistan. The US counter terrorism chief John Brennan said that “it was inconceivable” that Osama did not have any sort of support system that helped him stay in Pakistan on an extended period. Reports noted that it is going to be a period of intensive pressure on Pakistan to prove that it was unknown of Osama’s stay, officials recorded.2

    However, Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has stated that Pakistan’s role in fighting war on terror should not be doubted. This comes in the wake of Osama Bin Laden’s killing by the US forces in Abbottabad where he was hiding for a long period of time. The Pakistani Government and the Military were unaware of his presence, which has fueled doubts over its commitment to war on terror.3

    In another development, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan has said that they are still holding the wife and children of slain terrorist Osama Bin Laden as no country has sought their extradition. Pakistan gained their custody after the US operation that killed Osama in his Abbottabad hideout. The place where the relatives are being held has not been disclosed by Pakistan but will be returned to their country of origin, officials confirmed.4

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