Obama declares Osama dead

US Special Forces Swoop On Abbotabad

House In Pre-Dawn Attack

REZAUL H LASKAR/LALIT K JHAIslamabad/Washington, May 2: World’s most wanted Osama bin Laden was killed Monday in a pre-dawn helicopter-borne secret operation in a palatial house in Pakistani town, Abbottabad. The news of Osama’s death was broken to the world by US President Barack More

Al-Zawahiri may be successor

Washington, May 2: The Egyptian-born doctor, Ayman al-Zawahiri, the second-in-command of the Al-Qaeda, may succeed Osama Bin Laden.Al-Zawahiri, who was almost a shadow of bin Laden, is also in hiding ever since the US declared its war on terror in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks in New York and Washington More

Buried at sea

Washington, May 2: Osama bin Laden was buried at sea, apparently over fears that his land burial may become a site to attract his followers.The body of world’s most wanted man, killed by US Special Forces, was handled in Islamic tradition and given a burial at sea, US officials said.“We are More

Chronology

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1957: Bin Laden was born in Saudi Arabia. He was the 17th of 52 children of construction magnate Muhammad Awad bin Laden, an immigrant from neighbouring Yemen, who runs a construction company, the Saudi bin Laden Group.1969: Muhammed bin Laden dies in a helicopter crash. Osama, then aged around More

Obama signed ‘kill Osama order’ on April 29

Operation Was On For 7 Months

LALIT K JHA

Washington, May 2: US President Barack Obama signed the death warrant for the world’s most high-profile target Osama bin-Laden on April 29, after months of preparations and meticulous planning against the highest-value target.Obama was actively involved in reviewing all facets of the operation More

‘Not at war with Islam’

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Washington, May 2: While announcing the killing of Osama Bin Laden, US President Barack Obama Monday insisted that that the Al-Qaeda chief was not a “Muslim leader” but “a mass murderer of Muslims” and made it clear America will never be at war with Islam.“As we do, we must also reaffirm that More

Washington, Interpol issue worldwide alert

‘Bin Laden Death Could Provoke Reprisal Attacks’

LALIT K JHA

Washington, May 2: The United States has put out a worldwide alert asking its embassies and organisations to be on alert for possible reprisals from al-Qaeda operatives and sympathisers after killing of Osama bin Laden.The US State Department put a worldwide alert shortly after President Barack More

No impact in Valley: Police

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 2: Police said the killing of Osama Bin Laden should have no bearing on the situation in Kashmir.With the announcement of the killing, police and paramilitary CRPF here asserted that they had not sounded any alert.“There is nothing to worry and no particular alert has been sounded More

Infiltration bids to increase: GOC

‘Srinagar-Leh Highway Widened For T-72 Tanks’

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Zojila, May 2: Army’s top commander in Kashmir Monday said militants will increase their attempts to infiltrate into the Valley over the next two months but asserted that they will be in for a “surprise”.“In the coming weeks and through the month of May and June, you are going to witness large More

Cautious reaction in Kashmir

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 2: The news about the killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden evoked a cautious reaction in Kashmir Valley.Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani said if death of Laden is confirmed ‘then he has embraced martyrdom. He was the symbol of resistance against superpower More

Pak distances itself from operation

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Islamabad, May 2: Pakistan Monday appeared to have distanced itself from the operation that killed al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, with authorities here saying that it was a US intelligence-driven operation.But an official statement said his death was a “major setback to militant organisations More

Manmohan asks Islamabad to curb militant activities

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New Delhi, May 2: Describing Osama bin Laden’s killing as a “significant step forward”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday asked the international community and Pakistan in particular to work comprehensively to end the activities of all militant groups.“I welcome it as a significant step forward More

1 killed, 10 hurt in Udhampur car blast

Senior Army Officer Escapes Unhurt

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Jammu, May 2: A milk vendor was killed and at least 10 personswounded, while a senior Army officer escaped unhurt, when militants triggered a car bomb on Jammu-Srinagar Highway in Udhampur district on Monday.The incident took place in the high security Army area. The blast was triggered on More