A Pakistani doctor convicted of helping the CIA track Osama bin Laden had his sentence reduced Saturday to 23 years. Dr. Shakeel Afridi was convicted of treason and sentenced to 33 years in May last year. He was handed Continue reading
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A lawyer representing the doctor who helped the CIA track down and kill Osama bin Laden in Pakistan fled the country Wednesday after receiving threats from militants, relatives and colleagues said. Continue reading
Authorities in northwest Pakistan have charged the doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden with murder and fraud, officials and a defence lawyer said Saturday. “A murder and fraud case was registered against Continue reading
A Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find and kill Osama bin Laden has been charged with murder in a case involving a boy who died in 2007 after appendicitis surgery — a move that US officials say may be aimed at Continue reading
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A doctor who was jailed for 33 years for helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden had his prison sentence overturned by a local judge Thursday. Shakeel Afridi was arrested for treason last year over his Continue reading
A Pakistani official on Thursday overturned the 33-year jail term handed down to a doctor who helped the CIA track Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and ordered a retrial, a lawyer and an official said. “The Commissioner of Continue reading
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan – The brother of the Pakistani doctor imprisoned for helping the CIA to track Osama bin Laden says the family needs protection, and the U.S. government should provide it Continue reading