He said the compound in Abbottabad where Bin Laden was shot dead had been identified as suspicious some time ago by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
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But it took the greater resources of the CIA to determine that it was the al-Qaeda leader’s hiding place.
“Most of these things that have happened in terms of global anti-terror, Pakistan has played a pivotal role,” said Mr Bashir.
“So it’s a little disquieting when we have comments like this.”
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