Tag: Osama

ISI officer led US to Osama’s lair?

The US government killed Osama bin Laden because a Pakistani intelligence officer came forward to collect the approximately 25-million-dollar reward from the State Department’s...

‘US considered tunneling to Osama’

US commanders of the raid on Osama bin Laden considered a more down-to-earth way, tunneling, of entering his compound than swooping in by helicopter,...

‘Osama wanted to hit US on 10th anniversary of 9/11’

US officials say that Osama Bin Laden wanted to assemble a team to attack America on the tenth anniversary of 9/11, and had a...

Osama mulled 9/11 anniversary attack’

Slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and a top lieutenant discussed the make-up of a team of militants to attack the United States...

Bin Laden mulled anniversary attack team: report

Slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and a top lieutenant discussed the make-up of a team of militants to attack the United States on...

Bin Laden was in on 2005 and 2006 London plots

Osama bin Laden was aware of the plot in which al Qaeda militants bombed London transport facilities on July 7, 2005, but it was...

Fake vaccine project used to hunt Osama

US intelligence launched a fake vaccination drive in the Pakistani town where it believed Osama bin Laden was hiding in an effort to gather...

US ran fake vaccine project in hunt for bin Laden: report

US intelligence launched a fake vaccination drive in the Pakistan town where it believed Osama bin Laden was hiding in an effort to gather...

‘Osama’s family won’t be moved without commission’s consent’

The first meeting of the Inquiry Commission on Abbottabad Operation on Tuesday directed the Ministry of Interior and the ISI to ensure that Osama’s...

Al Qaeda problems worried Osama: report

In the final months of his life, Osama bin Laden was concerned about mounting problems facing al Qaeda and making a concerted effort to...

Saudis refuse to repatriate Osama’s widows

After the Saudi authorities refused to repatriate both the widows of Osama bin Laden, the al Qaeda leader’s family is likely to be sent...

Saudi authorities refuse to repatriate Osama bin Laden’s widows

After the Saudi authorities refused to repatriate both the widows of Osama bin Laden, the al Qaeda leader’s family is likely to be sent...

‘Osama wanted to rename al Qaeda to gain popularity’

Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden wanted to change the organisation’s name as it was experiencing a marketing problem because of the lack of...

‘Seized cell phone links ISI to Osama courier’

A mobile phone used by Osama bin Laden’s courier had shown that the slain al Qaeda chief was aided by militants linked to Pakistani...

Osama’s youngest widow to return to her homeland

Osama bin Laden's youngest wife is expected to leave Pakistan for her homeland, Yemen, within days, Saudi news paper claimed on Wednesday. Amal Ahmed al-Sadah,...

US judge dismisses charges against Osama bin Laden

A US judge on Friday dismissed all criminal charges against Osama bin Laden following the al Qaeda leader’s death in Pakistan last month. ...

Panetta lobbying ISI to release ‘bin Laden informant’ for CIA

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief Leon Panetta is lobbying his Pakistani counterpart to free a local doctor detained for allegedly helping the United States...