A Pakistani commission has imposed sanctions on the Pakistani doctor who assisted the United States in its raid against al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden while a U.S. Senator urges the U.S. cut off all aid to Pakistan. The Pakistani government-appointed Abbottabad Commission said in a statement Tuesday that all persons involved in the May 2 […]
Pakistan Imposes Sanctions on Doctor Involved in Bin Laden Raid
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 9:56 pm (UTC-5)
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Pakistan Sanctions Doctor Involved in Bin Laden Raid
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 7:06 pm (UTC-5)
A Pakistani commission has sanctioned the Pakistani doctor who assisted the United States in its raid against al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden while a U.S. Senator urges the U.S. cut off all aid to Pakistan. The Pakistani government-appointed Abbottabad Commission said in a statement Tuesday that all persons involved in the May 2 raid that […]
Pakistan Bars Doctor Involved in Bin Laden Raid From Foreign Travel
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
A Pakistani commission has imposed a travel ban on a Pakistani doctor who assisted the United States in the May 2 raid that killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden. Dr. Shakeel Afridi ran a fake polio vaccination drive in the town of Abbottabad in an effort to obtain DNA samples of bin Laden’s family. Afridi […]
Pakistan Bars Doctor Involved in Bin Laden Raid From Travelling Abroad
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
A Pakistani commission has imposed a travel ban on a Pakistani doctor who assisted the United States in the raid that killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden. Dr. Shakeel Afridi ran a fake polio vaccination drive in Abbottabad in an effort to obtain DNA samples of bin Laden’s family. He is currently being detained by […]
Pakistan Arrests Senior al-Qaida Leader
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s military says it has arrested a senior al-Qaida leader and two colleagues with help from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. An army statement Monday identified the senior detainee as Younis al-Mauritani, believed to have been tasked by Osama bin Laden with targeting economic interests in the United States, Europe and Australia. The other two […]
Pakistan Captures Senior al-Qaida Leader
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s military said it has arrested a senior al-Qaida official and two other members of the terrorist group in an operation assisted by U.S. intelligence agencies. An army statement identified the senior detainee as Younis al-Mauritani, who it said had been tasked by Osama bin Laden with targeting economic interests in the United States, Europe […]
Monsoon Rains Kill More Than 130 in Pakistan
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Monsoon rains have killed at least 130 people and affected more than 2 million in Pakistan. Local officials said Monday that three weeks of heavy rains have flooded thousands of fields and inundated villages in the southern Sindh province. Last year, southern Pakistan was hardest hit by massive floods that swamped one-fifth of the country, […]
Pakistan Asks Karzai to Help Secure Release of 30 Kidnapped Youths
Posted September 4th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan has called on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to help with efforts to secure the release of about 30 Pakistani youths abducted by Taliban militants along the Pakistani-Afghan border last week. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik made the appeal to Mr. Karzai Sunday. The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for Thursday’s kidnapping of the youths, […]
Pakistani Taliban Says it Kidnapped 30 Young People in Afghanistan
Posted September 3rd, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
The Pakistani Taliban says it is holding about 30 young people who were kidnapped several days ago after mistakenly crossing into Afghanistan. A spokesman for the militant group said Saturday the Pakistani Taliban, or Tehrik-i-Taliban, carried out the abduction because the young people and their families belong to a tribe opposed to the militants. The […]
Pakistani Taliban Claims Kidnapping 25 Boys in Afghanistan
Posted September 3rd, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for abducting about 25 boys who had mistakenly crossed into neighboring Afghanistan. A spokesman for the Tehrik-i-Taliban said Saturday his group had kidnapped the boys because they were from areas that have sided with Islamabad in the fight against militants. He added that the group’s leadership will decide on […]
