Interactive Map of Drone Strikes in Pakistan

Nawaz Sharif, a Bin Laden ally.

A lot has been said and written on Osama Bin Laden's links to Pakistan's former Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif. I gathered a few articles and clips from a show that gives a gimps on the ties between Pakistan's largest right-wing political party and the man who was world's most wanted guy - till the US operation took him out. 

Poll: What did Pakistan know about the US operation to take OBL out?

What did Pakistan know about the US operation to take OBL out?

• Pakistan didn't know the whereabouts of OBL, & didn't know about the US helicopters entering well into the country either.
• Pakistanis knew about OBL, but didn't know about the US helicopters entering so far inside the country.
• Pakistanis didn't know the whereabouts of OBL but did know of the operation & US helicopters entering the nation.
• Pakistanis knew where OBL was and also knew about the US operation and helicopters entering the nation to take him out.

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Reconciliation Is No Silver Bullet

Two years ago – February 2008 – Pakistan began its transformation to democracy with a general election that brought Benazir Bhutto’s PPP (Pakistan People’s Party) into power. The party decided to continue its policy, introduced by its slain leader Ms. Bhutto, of reconciliation with all political players. It formed a coalition government with its rival and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz) in Punjab province, ANP (Awami National Party) in NWFP province, and MQM (Muttahida Quami Movement) in Sindh province. PPP also decided to share power with those parties in the center and the idea was to create a powerful democratic government alliance that can address all the challenges faced by the country after a decade long dictatorship.