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Deep shame over Osama's killing in Pakistan, says daily

Irish Sun (IANS) Wednesday 4th May, 2011

The fact that Osama bin Laden was living right under the 'military's nose' added to the way in which he was killed were matters of deep shame, a leading Pakistani daily said Wednesday.

An editorial in the Dawn Wednesday said: 'Not since Abdul Qadeer Khan confessed to transferring nuclear technology to Iran and Libya has Pakistan suffered such embarrassment.'

'Right under our military`s nose was found Osama bin Laden, the most wanted man of the decade, living in relative comfort in a compound with stringent security that somehow went unnoticed.

'Nor was this man simply an enemy of other countries; he and his ideology have exacted a stunning death toll in Pakistan over the last few years. Add to this the way he was killed, and embarrassment turns into deep shame.'

It noted that US forces operating independently of Pakistani authorities flew from the Afghan border into Abbottabad in helicopters and then conducted a 40-minute firefight at Osama's safe house - 'again, a building located within walking and visual distance of the Pakistan Military Academy'.

Pakistan's denial of information on the US raid 'leaves us with multiple sources of embarrassment and worry'.

'It implies that foreign military helicopters were able to travel undetected across our airspace, transporting highly trained operatives who conducted a dramatic operation without being interrupted by any Pakistani law-enforcement agency or the military.

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