Islamabad, May 9 (ANI): Pakistan has once again been roundly criticised for not being 'aware' that Osama bin Laden had been hiding in Abbottabad near Islamabad for seven years before being killed by US Special Forces.
Former US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, said the fact that bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad was less than 40 miles north of Islamabad, and only a third of a mile away from a military academy of the Pakistani Army, was 'quite remarkable'.
"The idea that he could be in a suburb essentially of Islamabad is quite remarkable. This isn't a time bluster from Pakistan," Rice added. "This is a time for serious analysis of why this happened, why he was hiding in plain sight for apparently as long as he was," CBS News quoted Rice, as saying.
She said it might be possible that high-ranking Pakistani officials were not aware of bin Laden's whereabouts, but added that 'ignorance' is not an excuse.
"If this happens in your country, you have an obligation to find out and to do a thorough investigation and to punish anybody who might have been responsible. Don't hide behind the fact that you don't know or you don't believe it," Rice added.
Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said US did not inform Pakistan about the operation because of security factors.
"More terrorists have died and been captured on Pakistan soil than any place else in the world. They have been an essential partner of ours in the war against al Qaeda and in our efforts against terrorism." he added. (ANI)
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