Pak intelligence agencies didn’t know OBL was in Pakistan: ex-CIA chief

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ISLAMABAD: Former CIA Director General David Petraeus has said that he is "convinced" that the Pakistani intelligence agencies did not know Osama bin Laden (OBL) was in Pakistan, countering Prime Minister Imran Khan's claims that the ISI provided a lead to the CIA that helped the US track down and kill the terror group al-Qaeda’s chief in 2011.


Imran Khan's statement on Osama bin Laden during an interview with Fox News on Monday was significant as Pakistan had so far denied that it had any information about the hideout of the al-Qaeda chief before he was killed in a covert raid by US Navy SEAL commandos in the garrison city of Abbottabad.

According to media report, David Petraeus, during an interactive session at the Indian Consulate in New York City on Tuesday, asserted the US is convinced that the Pakistani intelligence was not aware that the terrorist leader was hiding in their country.

"We are quite convinced that the ISI, Pakistani intelligence, no one else knew that OBL was there in Pakistan. They were not harbouring him or hiding him or anything like that. We have very good insights on that. We probably differ with those who said that the Pakistanis were allowing him to live in that particular compound in Abbottabad," he said.

David Petraeus said during counter-insurgency campaigns, Pakistani authorities could never close in on North Waziristan where terror outfits such as the Haqqani network, al-Qaeda and others had their headquarters.

He said that the US learnt later on that OBL was not in that area but near the Pakistan Military Academy in Abbottabad.

"I figured out later that I had probably flown right over his compound in a helicopter as I went to address the cadets at the military academy one time," he said, referring to the Pakistan Military Academy. David Petraeus said he hopes Imran Khan will be able to deal with the challenges of his country, where the economy is “very distorted” and where the "realities of the situation are really quite difficult."

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[Yaseen1]

when it is a false operation then how can any agency have knowledge about OBL presence

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

Yes cause Americans are saints, they never lie and God forbid, they use propaganda.

 

[Imran Khan]

So what is thier job ? They were failed to know world biggest terrorists living next to there training center

 

[Hareeb]

Mr. Petraeus is not countering PM's statement. PM talked about a call and location of a messenger which later led CIA to trace OBL's location with help of Dr. Shakeel Afridi.

 

[Dark-Destroyer]

He made these comments in a indian consulate lol but i bet india knew

 

[SIPRA]

Mr. Petraeus is not countering PM's statement. PM talked about a call and location of a messenger which later led CIA to trace OBL's location with help of Dr. Shakeel Afridi.

You are perfectly right. The OP news is distorting the fact.

 

[Ghareeb_Da_Baal]

And I-raq had WMD's
M.U lived under their noses in Afghanistan.

 

[Hex0maniac]

ISLAMABAD: Former CIA Director General David Petraeus has said that he is "convinced" that the Pakistani intelligence agencies did not know Osama bin Laden (OBL) was in Pakistan, countering Prime Minister Imran Khan's claims that the ISI provided a lead to the CIA that helped the US track down and kill the terror group al-Qaeda’s chief in 2011.


Imran Khan's statement on Osama bin Laden during an interview with Fox News on Monday was significant as Pakistan had so far denied that it had any information about the hideout of the al-Qaeda chief before he was killed in a covert raid by US Navy SEAL commandos in the garrison city of Abbottabad.

According to media report, David Petraeus, during an interactive session at the Indian Consulate in New York City on Tuesday, asserted the US is convinced that the Pakistani intelligence was not aware that the terrorist leader was hiding in their country.

"We are quite convinced that the ISI, Pakistani intelligence, no one else knew that OBL was there in Pakistan. They were not harbouring him or hiding him or anything like that. We have very good insights on that. We probably differ with those who said that the Pakistanis were allowing him to live in that particular compound in Abbottabad," he said.

David Petraeus said during counter-insurgency campaigns, Pakistani authorities could never close in on North Waziristan where terror outfits such as the Haqqani network, al-Qaeda and others had their headquarters.

He said that the US learnt later on that OBL was not in that area but near the Pakistan Military Academy in Abbottabad.

"I figured out later that I had probably flown right over his compound in a helicopter as I went to address the cadets at the military academy one time," he said, referring to the Pakistan Military Academy. David Petraeus said he hopes Imran Khan will be able to deal with the challenges of his country, where the economy is “very distorted” and where the "realities of the situation are really quite difficult."

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thats not countering imran said isi gave number years earlier.

 

[Thorough Pro]

Imran or for that matter Pakistan never claimed they knew about his whereabouts. OBL used to communicate through messengers, ISI tracked one of his messengers phone number and provided that too Americans who then tracked that messenger through that phone for close to two years, that messenger led them to the OBL's hideout.

 

[LeGenD]

Mr. Petraeus is not countering PM's statement. PM talked about a call and location of a messenger which later led CIA to trace OBL's location with help of Dr. Shakeel Afridi.

Absolutely.

This article is poorly written, author haven't done his homework.

This was a very lengthy and complex manhunt and since OBL would not stay in a single location for long and had no online presence, it was difficult to get a fix on him. ISI and CIA collaborated in this regard up to a certain point but CIA proceeded solo in this mission when Leon Panetta took charge. They recruited Dr. Shakil Afridi to do their bidding but he was provided limited information.

Entire saga is elaborated in Pakistan's own Abbottabad Commission Report. Declassified American accounts also complement select findings in Abbottabad Commission Report. But some journalists still cannot get their story right.

 

[litman]

OBL incident was a matter of great shame for the pak government, military and intelligence. if we knew it and they killed him its a shame and if we didnt know about his whereabouts and he was living right next to military academy then again its a matter of shame. pak was humiliated in front of the whole world that day.

 

[Mujahid Memon]

OBL incident was a matter of great shame for the pak government, military and intelligence. if we knew it and they killed him its a shame and if we didnt know about his whereabouts and he was living right next to military academy then again its a matter of shame. pak was humiliated in front of the whole world that day.

If you beleive OBL story as true then you should also beleive Indian claim of killing 300 terrorists in Balakot and downing of f16. Period

So what is thier job ? They were failed to know world biggest terrorists living next to there training center

If you beleive OBL story as true then you should also beleive Indian claim of killing 300 terrorists in Balakot and downing of f16. Period

 

[Mav3rick]

ISLAMABAD: Former CIA Director General David Petraeus has said that he is "convinced" that the Pakistani intelligence agencies did not know Osama bin Laden (OBL) was in Pakistan, countering Prime Minister Imran Khan's claims that the ISI provided a lead to the CIA that helped the US track down and kill the terror group al-Qaeda’s chief in 2011.


Imran Khan's statement on Osama bin Laden during an interview with Fox News on Monday was significant as Pakistan had so far denied that it had any information about the hideout of the al-Qaeda chief before he was killed in a covert raid by US Navy SEAL commandos in the garrison city of Abbottabad.

According to media report, David Petraeus, during an interactive session at the Indian Consulate in New York City on Tuesday, asserted the US is convinced that the Pakistani intelligence was not aware that the terrorist leader was hiding in their country.

"We are quite convinced that the ISI, Pakistani intelligence, no one else knew that OBL was there in Pakistan. They were not harbouring him or hiding him or anything like that. We have very good insights on that. We probably differ with those who said that the Pakistanis were allowing him to live in that particular compound in Abbottabad," he said.

David Petraeus said during counter-insurgency campaigns, Pakistani authorities could never close in on North Waziristan where terror outfits such as the Haqqani network, al-Qaeda and others had their headquarters.

He said that the US learnt later on that OBL was not in that area but near the Pakistan Military Academy in Abbottabad.

"I figured out later that I had probably flown right over his compound in a helicopter as I went to address the cadets at the military academy one time," he said, referring to the Pakistan Military Academy. David Petraeus said he hopes Imran Khan will be able to deal with the challenges of his country, where the economy is “very distorted” and where the "realities of the situation are really quite difficult."

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ISI was convinced of a high value target, and not specifically of OBL, and this was the information which was passed along to CIA. CIA further carried out the operations, disguised as Polio vaccination delivery, which gave them the opportunity to collect DNA and identify OBL through that.

 

[Imran Khan]

If you beleive OBL story as true then you should also beleive Indian claim of killing 300 terrorists in Balakot and downing of f16. Period


If you beleive OBL story as true then you should also beleive Indian claim of killing 300 terrorists in Balakot and downing of f16. Period

if you don't believe it sir then you need to get freedom of thought