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Pak Doctor, Who Helped CIA Track bin Laden, On Hunger Strike In Jail
The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track and kill Osama bin Laden has launched a hunger strike from his prison cell, his lawyer and family said Monday.
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American Financial Assistance To Pakistan Under Review, Says Mike Pompeo
The American financial assistance to Pakistan is under review, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told lawmakers on Thursday and accused Islamabad of treating US diplomats "badly".
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Pakistan Moves Doctor Who Helped CIA Track Bin Laden To Safer Location
The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track and kill Osama bin Laden has been moved by authorities from a prison in the country's northwest to an unknown safer location, an official and family member said Friday.
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US Lawmaker Asks Pak To Free Doctor Who Helped In Tracing Osama Bin Laden
A US lawmaker has asked Islamabad to free Shakil Afridi, the "hero" doctor who helped the CIA to trace out Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
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Trump Promised To Free A Pakistani Surgeon Who Helped Find Bin Laden. He's Still In Prison, And There's No End In Sight.
Before being elected, President Donald Trump made a promise he said would take "two minutes" to fulfill: Facilitating the release of Shakil Afridi, who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden in 2011 and was subsequently arrested by Pakistani authorities.
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Pakistan Raps Donald Trump Over Vow To Free Doctor Who Helped Track Bin Laden
Pakistan angrily criticised Donald Trump, frontrunner for the U.S. Republican presidential nomination, for saying he would force the country to free a jailed Pakistani doctor believed to have helped the CIA hunt down al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
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Lawyer for Pakistan Doctor Who Helped CIA Find Osama Bin Laden Shot Dead
A Pakistani lawyer under death threats for defending a doctor who helped CIA agents hunt al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was shot dead on Tuesday, police said, and a Taliban splinter group claimed responsibility.
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Pakistan's Treatment of Dr Afridi Unjust and Unwarranted: US
Regretting his arrest and severity of sentence, the US has said the treatment meted out to Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani doctor who assisted CIA in tracing Osama bin Laden, is "unjust and unwarranted".
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Workers fired for allegedly helping doctor who tracked Osama bin Laden reinstated
A Pakistani court has reinstated two women health workers who were sacked for allegedly helping Shakil Afridi, the doctor arrested for assisting the CIA in tracking former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
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Pakistan asks US not to 'lionise' doctor who helped find Osama
Pakistan has asked the US not to "lionise" the doctor who helped in tracking Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad as he had no knowledge about his mission -- to aid the American spy agency in hunt for the elusive Al Qeada chief.
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Pakistan's Dr Afridi, from CIA asset to solitary cell
There can be few jail cells in Pakistan as lonely as the one occupied by Shakil Afridi, the doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden.
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Pakistani militants deny links with 'CIA doctor'
The militants accused in a Pakistan court of conspiring with a doctor recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to find Osama bin Laden said on Thursday that they had nothing to do with him and would kill him if they had the chance.Shakeel Afridi was on May 24 sentenced to 33 years in jail after he was found guilty of treason under Pakista...
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Pakistan doctor guilty of militancy, not CIA links
Doctor Shakil Afridi, who assisted the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in tracking down Osama bin Laden was sentenced to 33 years in prison for conspiring with an Islamist militant commander, not his involvement the American spy agency, a copy of the verdict obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday adds to questions about Pakistan's treatmen...
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Senator calls for stripping Pakistan of all US aid
The growing outrage in the US over sentencing of a Pakistani doctor who helped the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) trace Osama bin Laden has led a key Senator to call for stripping Pakistan of all the American aid.Senator Rand Paul announced that he will introduce legislations in the Senate to strip Pakistan of all the US aid and to grant the Pa...
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Pakistan doctor in bin Laden case called corrupt, womaniser
The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden faced accusations of corruption and other wrongdoing long before he was captured by Pakistani intelligence agents and then jailed for 33 years for treason.
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Pak Doctor, Who Helped CIA Track bin Laden, On Hunger Strike In Jail
The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track and kill Osama bin Laden has launched a hunger strike from his prison cell, his lawyer and family said Monday.
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American Financial Assistance To Pakistan Under Review, Says Mike Pompeo
The American financial assistance to Pakistan is under review, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told lawmakers on Thursday and accused Islamabad of treating US diplomats "badly".
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Pakistan Moves Doctor Who Helped CIA Track Bin Laden To Safer Location
The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track and kill Osama bin Laden has been moved by authorities from a prison in the country's northwest to an unknown safer location, an official and family member said Friday.
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US Lawmaker Asks Pak To Free Doctor Who Helped In Tracing Osama Bin Laden
A US lawmaker has asked Islamabad to free Shakil Afridi, the "hero" doctor who helped the CIA to trace out Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
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Trump Promised To Free A Pakistani Surgeon Who Helped Find Bin Laden. He's Still In Prison, And There's No End In Sight.
Before being elected, President Donald Trump made a promise he said would take "two minutes" to fulfill: Facilitating the release of Shakil Afridi, who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden in 2011 and was subsequently arrested by Pakistani authorities.
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Pakistan Raps Donald Trump Over Vow To Free Doctor Who Helped Track Bin Laden
Pakistan angrily criticised Donald Trump, frontrunner for the U.S. Republican presidential nomination, for saying he would force the country to free a jailed Pakistani doctor believed to have helped the CIA hunt down al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
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Lawyer for Pakistan Doctor Who Helped CIA Find Osama Bin Laden Shot Dead
A Pakistani lawyer under death threats for defending a doctor who helped CIA agents hunt al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was shot dead on Tuesday, police said, and a Taliban splinter group claimed responsibility.
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Pakistan's Treatment of Dr Afridi Unjust and Unwarranted: US
Regretting his arrest and severity of sentence, the US has said the treatment meted out to Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani doctor who assisted CIA in tracing Osama bin Laden, is "unjust and unwarranted".
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Workers fired for allegedly helping doctor who tracked Osama bin Laden reinstated
A Pakistani court has reinstated two women health workers who were sacked for allegedly helping Shakil Afridi, the doctor arrested for assisting the CIA in tracking former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
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Pakistan asks US not to 'lionise' doctor who helped find Osama
Pakistan has asked the US not to "lionise" the doctor who helped in tracking Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad as he had no knowledge about his mission -- to aid the American spy agency in hunt for the elusive Al Qeada chief.
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Pakistan's Dr Afridi, from CIA asset to solitary cell
There can be few jail cells in Pakistan as lonely as the one occupied by Shakil Afridi, the doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden.
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Pakistani militants deny links with 'CIA doctor'
The militants accused in a Pakistan court of conspiring with a doctor recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to find Osama bin Laden said on Thursday that they had nothing to do with him and would kill him if they had the chance.Shakeel Afridi was on May 24 sentenced to 33 years in jail after he was found guilty of treason under Pakista...
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Pakistan doctor guilty of militancy, not CIA links
Doctor Shakil Afridi, who assisted the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in tracking down Osama bin Laden was sentenced to 33 years in prison for conspiring with an Islamist militant commander, not his involvement the American spy agency, a copy of the verdict obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday adds to questions about Pakistan's treatmen...
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Senator calls for stripping Pakistan of all US aid
The growing outrage in the US over sentencing of a Pakistani doctor who helped the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) trace Osama bin Laden has led a key Senator to call for stripping Pakistan of all the American aid.Senator Rand Paul announced that he will introduce legislations in the Senate to strip Pakistan of all the US aid and to grant the Pa...
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Pakistan doctor in bin Laden case called corrupt, womaniser
The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden faced accusations of corruption and other wrongdoing long before he was captured by Pakistani intelligence agents and then jailed for 33 years for treason.
