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Abbottabad commission asked to submit report in 30 days
Commission is tasked to investigate the death of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
Commission is tasked to investigate the death of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday gave 30 days time to the Abbottabad Commission to complete its inquiry into the death of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and submit a report.
US commandos had raided a compound in Abbottabad on May 2, 2011 to capture the former al Qaeda chief who had been living there for more than five years.
The government subsequently formed a five-member judicial commission to probe the presence of Bin Laden so close to Pakistan’s premier military training facility and the circumstances leading to his death in the raid by US troops.
The commission held investigations, examined witnesses and conducted field missions.
It was earlier reported, that the commission decided to re-examine evidence in light of a recent claim that Bin Laden was dead before raiding American commandos entered his room.
A book supposedly being written by one of the Navy SEALs commandos participating in the operation to kill bin Laden claims that the world’s most wanted man was already dead when American forces reached his room in the upper storey of the compound.
“The circumstances narrated in the books do not match our findings”, a member of the Abbottabad Commission had said.
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OSAMA BIN LADEN’S death is not nearly as important as his life in Abbottabad over those five years right unders the noses of the ISI/Army! How was it that the biggest secure compound near the premier Pakistani military academy was exempt from all security checks in the area all those years? DOES ISI “SAFE HOUSE” answer any questions?
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What the book actually says is that the author heard gun shots from the commando in front of him and when he eventually entered the room OBL was lying on the floor with a gunshot to the head. The author speculates that OBL stuck his head out the door and was shot by the lead commando. No mystery – no suicide – and clearly nothing to do with the scope/purpose of the Abbottabad Commission.
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It’s time this report is published. Your Ambassador to the USA has avoided explaining OBL presence in Pakistan under the pretense of this investigation – it’s time for full disclosure.
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The Federal Government is just hoping for the best. Mark my words: the real culprits will not be named and the Commission will say that they cannot come to a conclusion.
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@ Cautious, You are right..The author’s interview in CBS program “60 Minutes” and Pakistani media reportings are conflicting. The Commision should watch this program and also read his book before making any judgement. Accoriding to author’s interview, he and another Seal shot OBL multiple times,
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A year and a half after the incident… wow! Can’t wait to see what comes out of such a thourough investigation!
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OBL died a natural death in 2005. This was just a game played by USA to find an excuse to invade Pakistan. Whoever disagree shud answer my question that why was his body burried in the sea, why was the same navy seal killed and why was not a real video shown instead of the 3d images?
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