The tough battle to catch International terrorist Osama bin Laden is ended as US Navy SEALs successfully killed him in Abottabad on Monday. When the other militant outfits in Pakistan and Afghanistan warned of continuous attacks on Britain, US of A and also Pakistan for such brutal exercise, here comes Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir trying to nullify the effect on his country.
‘Inability to locate Osama bin Laden till last Monday was a global intelligence failure but not alone of Pakistan. Intelligence is a tedious process. We had determined from our sources that it was clearly Osama bin Laden who was killed in Abbottabad. The important lead in this operation is a courier. A cell phone used by Osama’s close confidant served as an important factor in directing the CIA to the compound where Osama was killed. It was circumstantial evidence on the basis of which they acted,’ said Bashir.
Speaking about Pakistan’s role in Osama’s hideouts, ‘US mission to kill Osama was a covert operation. Pakistan was not consulted. People of Pakistan, the government and Parliament of Pakistan like their dignity. Pakistan was not consulted. Our sovereignty should be respected. Our authority got to know about this operation when one of the choppers crashed. Violation of our sovereignty raises certain legal and moral issues,’ Bashir lectured USA.