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Bin Laden not in Pakistan: Sherpao
 Federal Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao on Sunday ruled out Upper Dir becoming the next battleground in the search for Osama Bin Laden and his associates following a report by an American television channel claiming the Al Qaeda chief's presence in Pakistan. "There is no iota of truth in the news report depicting the presence of Bin Laden in NWFP. The residents of the area need not to be worried by such baseless reports," the interior minister told reporters after attending a tribal jirga from Mohmand Agency here at People's House. The minister also ruled out any US attack in the area to hunt down the Al Qaeda head. "These are mere speculations generated by irresponsible statements made by the Afghan leadership," he said, and added that Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his government should put their own house in order instead of levelling allegations against Pakistan. Posted by: Fred 2006-05-29 |
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