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India-Pakistan
Govt, military played role in bin Laden's capture: Mukhtar
2012-05-03
[Dawn] Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar on Wednesday said government of Pakistain and armed forces played a vital role in capturing former al Qaeda chief the late Osama bin Laden
... who abandoned all hope when he entered there...
through a mobile phone's chip/SIM, DawnNews reported.

Speaking during an exclusive interview to the British Broadcasting Channel's (BBC) Urdu Service, the defence minister claimed that it was Pakistain's armed forces which had weakened the al Qaeda's terrorist network.

He revealed that the former al Qaeda chief was hunted down through a mobile phone's SIM/chip which was found 'fortuitously.'

Mukhtar also revealed that Pakistain was bound by a contract with the United States to hand over all Arabic and English data found amid search for the al Qaeda chief. Similarly the US was to provide all Urdu data to Pakistain for intelligence sharing purposes.

The defence minister also said that the armed forces were currently looking into material recovered from the compound in Abbottabad
... A pleasant city located only 30 convenient miles from Islamabad. The city is noted for its nice weather and good schools. It is the site of Pakistain's military academy, which was within comfortable walking distance of the residence of the late Osama bin Laden....
, where bin Laden was captured and eventually killed by the US forces.

Moreover, the minister said that Dr Shakeel should inform the Pakistain government rather than the US.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Yokay, I'll bite, iff one believes that the Pak ISI, etc. controls and coordinates wid many or all of the Insurgent groups, then here the ISI = Islamabad is going out its way to put "ATTACK ME, NOT THE US-NATO" + "ATTACK ME IFF YOU WANT FREE NUKES" SIGNS on its forehead.

Very coy? or else very Stupic?
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-05-03 23:11  

#3  Mukhtar al$o revealed that Paki$tain wa$ bound by a $$$$ contract $$$$ with the United $tate$ to hand over all Arabic and Engli$h data found amid $earch for the al Qaeda chief.

Gobsmaacked I tell you! I'm simply gobsmacked!
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-05-03 04:13  

#2  Whoops, the Submit button looks a lot like the Italics button. Yeah, that's it! Anyway, one more time:

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Mukhtar also revealed that Pakistain was bound by a contract with the United States to hand over all Arabic and English data found amid search for the al Qaeda chief.

I guess to be fair we never said they had to put any important evidence on the top of the heap instead of burying it unlabeled at the bottom somewhere.

Similarly the US was to provide all Urdu data to Pakistain for intelligence sharing purposes.

And again to be fair we were probably going to get around to telling them about the operation eventually.
Posted by: gorb   2012-05-03 02:08  

#1  Mukhtar also revealed that Pakistain was bound by a contract with the United States to hand over all Arabic and English data found amid search for the al Qaeda chief.

I guess to be fair we never said they had to put any important evidence on the top of the heap instead of burying it unlabeled at the bottom somewhere.

Similarly the US was to provide all Urdu data to Pakistain for intelligence sharing purposes.
Posted by: gorb   2012-05-03 02:05  

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