Islamabad, Aug 1 (ANI): The United States delayed the Osama bin Laden operation despite being '60 percent sure' about his presence in the Abbottabad compound, fearing such a move could affect its relationship with Pakistan, a source has said.
"There has never been a dispute on targeting al Qaeda. The ISI had translated a communication of (Abu Ahmed) al Kuwaiti (Bin Laden's courier) from Arabic for the CIA which ultimately led to the compound of the al Qaeda chief," a source said. "The ISI had somehow failed to follow that communication," The Express Tribune quoted the source, as saying.
The source slammed a statement from the then CIA chief Leon Panetta that Pakistan was either complacent or incompetent in the Bin Laden issue, saying that it was like 'rubbing salt into their wounds'.
"The US and Pakistan have realisation to cooperate against the common enemy (terrorism). But undefined arrangements have resulted in (CIA contractor) Raymond Davis-like incidents that had brought embarrassment for us. We have to set parameters to avert such situations in future. We must work out arrangements acceptable to both sides," he said.
Insisting that the May 2 raid had tarnished Pakistan's reputation abroad, the source said that: "Had this operation been carried out by Pakistani forces, things would have been different." He further added that Pakistan-US relations should be redefined, documented and streamlined.
"The militaries and governments of the two countries should cooperate with each other against the common enemy. And pressure should be eased from Pakistan because it constricts space for manoeuvres. We are losing space which is required for success against the militants," he added. (ANI)
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