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CIA had safe house near OBL hideout
May 7th
ABBOTTABAD: The hideout where Osama bin Laden was killed by US commandos was under surveillance for months by a team of CIA spies who operated out of a nearby safe house in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad. The surveillance was part of a massive intell…
CIA watched Osama from nearby safe house
May 6th
ABBOTTABAD/NEW YORK: Extensive surveillance of Osama bin Laden”s hideout from a nearby CIA safe house in Abbottabad led to his killing in a Navy SEALs operation, US officials said, a revelation likely to further embarrass Pakistan”s spy agency and st…
Key US lawmakers back aid to Pakistan
May 6th
Leaders of the US Congress voiced support for preserving aid to Pakistan.
Pak pays lobbyists to clear Osama mess
May 6th
WASHINGTON: Pakistan”s Washington lobbyists have launched an intense campaign on Capitol Hill to counter accusations that Islamabad was complicit in giving refuge to Osama bin Laden. Alarmed by lawmakers” demands to cut off billions of dollars of US …
Commodities: Global prices steady in April
May 6th
Sliding dollar and increased oil prices kept global food prices steady in April.
US aid on the line: Pakistan lobbyists launch campaign on Capitol Hill
May 6th
Pakistan govt orders full-court press to quell accusations.
Time to make the correct choices
May 5th
Remaining silent for fear of extremist backlash is a no-win policy.
Aid conditions require Pakistan to fight terrorists
May 5th
US lawmakers debate whether they should attach more strings to the billions in aid they give Pakistan.
Moody’s says no risk to Pakistan’s rating, aid
May 5th
We don’t think IMF programme is going to be disrupted: Moody’s analyst.
Pakistan says world shares bin Laden blame
May 5th
ABBOTTABAD: Pakistan said Wednesday the world must share the blame for failing to unearth Osama bin Laden as a furore swelled over how the slain Al-Qaeda kingpin had managed to live undisturbed near Islamabad. Following the killing of bin Laden by US c…
