An Afghan rebel leader said he had information that Osama bin Laden is alive but keeping a low profile by not issuing statements, according to a video aired on Sunday. The Al Qaeda leader’s long silence has fuelled speculation that the world’s most-wanted fugitive may be dead, reported Reuters. “Based on information I have, I believe Osama is alive,” said Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, whose forces operate in southeastern Afghanistan near Pakistan, in an undated video broadcast on Al Arabiya television. His remarks were dubbed into Arabic. “I also believe that it is good that he...not appear in the media and that it is wise that no statements or tapes are issued,” said Hekmatyar, without elaborating.