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Analysis: A Year Since bin Laden »

Analysis: A Year Since bin Laden

By Ayesha Siddiqa In the year since the May 2 raid, a lot of foreign journalists have asked how Pakistan has fared after bin Laden. Twelve months, perhaps, is too little time for a fair assessment since his shadow still lurks in Abbottabad, the town where the al Qaeeda chief spent the last years of [...]

Osama Was Worried About al-Qaeda’s Bad Reputation »

Osama Was Worried About al-Qaeda’s Bad Reputation

Washington: Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was so worried about his organisation’s ‘bad reputation’ in the Islamic world for killing Muslims and destroying mosques, he started to think renaming it, reported Yahoo News. A blog ‘The Ticket’ on Yahoo quoted White House source as saying: “So damaged is al-Qaida’s image that bin Laden even considered [...]

Pak Deports Osama bin Laden Family to Saudi Arabia »

Pak Deports Osama bin Laden Family to Saudi Arabia

Islamabad: Pakistan authorities have deported Al Qaeda leader Osama family members to Saudi Arabia in the wee hours of Friday, nearly a year after the Al Qaeda leader was killed in a US raid, reported the Dawn. Earlier on April 17, DesPardes.com had reported Bin Laden’s family may be deported to Saudi Arabia. Bin Laden’s [...]

Bin Laden Family Wait to Be Deported Today »

Bin Laden Family Wait to Be Deported Today

Islamabad: Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s three widows and their nine children may be deported today. Their deportation hit snag as Zakaria al-Sada’s passport was currently being held by a Pakistani court. According to the reports, Zakaria is the brother of bin Laden’s youngest wife, Amal Ahmed Abdel-Fatah al-Sada and his passport was expected [...]

Bin Laden’s Family May Be Deported to Saudi Arabia »

Bin Laden’s Family May Be Deported to Saudi Arabia

Islamabad: Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s family may be deported to Saudi Arabia tonight reported Pakistan media. The Dawn quoted lawyer for Osama bin Laden’s family as saying: “Osama’s family members are scheduled to be deported to Saudi Arabia around midnight.” DesPardes.com reported on April 14 that Osama bin Laden’s family may be deported [...]

Osama Bin Laden’s Family to Be Deported Next Week: Report »

Osama Bin Laden’s Family to Be Deported Next Week: Report

Islamabad: Pakistan is all set to deport Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s family next week. His widows and other family members were jailed for 45 days on April 3 by a Pakistani court for illegally staying in the country. The sentence will be counted from March 3, when they were formally arrested. Read: Osama [...]

House Arrest: Laden’s Widows, Children in Leaked Video Footage »

House Arrest: Laden’s Widows, Children in Leaked Video Footage

Islamabad: Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s widows, children and grand-children, who are hidden away, while they await their fate, have been shown in a video. Al Arabiya television has released some photographs and a video footage showing tight security surrounding the family of Osama as they serve 45-day sentences for illegally entering Pakistan. They have [...]

Bin Laden Widows Jailed for 45 Days, To Be Deported »

Bin Laden Widows Jailed for 45 Days, To Be Deported

Islamabad- Hearing into the case of Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two of his grown-up daughters’ illegal residency, a Pakistani court sentenced them 45-days’ detention. After completing the ‘jail sentence’ Osama’s widows will be deported to their own countries. According to the AFP report, the 45-day sentence will be counted from March 3, when [...]

Osama Lived in an Ordinary House before Moving to Abbottabad Mansion »

Osama Lived in an Ordinary House before Moving to Abbottabad Mansion

Islamabad- Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden lived in an ordinary Haripur house for almost two years before moving into Abbottabad mansion, where he was killed by US Navy SEALS commandos in a raid last May. It’s being believed that Osama lived in this house for £100 a month rent and father 2 of his children [...]

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