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Abbottabad Commission Report
The Abbottabad Commission Report is a judicial inquiry paper authored and submitted by the Abbottabad Commission, led by Justice Javaid Iqbal, to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on 4 January 2013. The report investigates the circumstances surrounding the death of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad. Upon submission, the report was immediately classified by the Prime Minister and its findings were not made public.
Indicated by the media, the report compiled the 700 pages, which lists some 200 recommendations after interviewing over 300 witnesses and scrutinizing more than 3,000 documents pertaining to the raid by US special operations forces to kill al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011. In response to American unilateral actions, the government formed the commission which was to find out exactly what happened and who was responsible for failing to catch the high-profile target, who had taken refuge in Abbottabad. In 2013, parts of the reports were published by the news channels in the country and most of the findings of said report were leaked to the press and were strongly criticized by defense experts. The government then classified all of its publications despite American reservations and concerns, but the report was released by Al Jazeera on 8 July 2013.
In 2011, the United States took unilateral actions to target and kill al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who was reportedly in hiding in Abbottabad, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. After much criticism, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani formed a commission under Senior Justice Javed Iqbal to investigate the incident and how bin Laden was able to avoid detection in Pakistan for a prolonged period of time. Soon after conducting session interviews, Senior Justice Iqbal announced that Abbottabad Commission report would be made public in a few weeks. Despite Iqbal's claims, the commission did not release the report and its preparation period was further prolonged.
In 2012, the Pakistani Ministry of Justice (MoJ) issued a notification to the commission on asking to complete its investigation and submit the report on 12 October 2012.
Parts of the report recommended a trial against the medical doctor-turned spy, Dr. Shakil Afridi. Asked by a journalist for delaying of the report, Senior Justice Iqbal maintained that the presence of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operatives in Pakistan is also being investigated, adding that it would be mentioned in the report. To another question by a journalist as to whether the person killed in the compound in Abbottabad was Osama bin Laden, Justice Javed Iqbal quoted: "If we tell you that what's left.... You'll find out soon."
According to The Daily Telegraph, the papers ultimately cleared the Government of Pakistan, armed forces, the establishment, and intelligence services of involvement in protection of the al-Qaeda chief. American political critics have accused Pakistan officials of knowing more about Bin Laden's presence than they were letting on. The United States had long maintained that it is important for the Pakistani and American public to see the report of Abbottabad Commission. All requests had been dismissed by the Government of Pakistan.
Before the full submission of the papers in 2013, only a few parts of the papers were obtained by the World News channel of Pakistan and televised all over the nation in 2012. Following the broadcast, the US State Department declined to comment on the report.
In an official press briefing to media, the US State Department maintained that the "U.S. shares with Pakistan a "profound" interest in learning about what kind of support network al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden might have had during his hiding but would only comment on the Abbottabad Commission's findings on the issue when it gets the actual report." The defence authors had had earlier hinted to media that the papers would be marked as classified and to expect little of substance to be revealed. Excerpts leaked to the press from the yet-to-be-made-public report differed with the American account of the incident.
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Abbottabad Commission Report
The Abbottabad Commission Report is a judicial inquiry paper authored and submitted by the Abbottabad Commission, led by Justice Javaid Iqbal, to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on 4 January 2013. The report investigates the circumstances surrounding the death of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad. Upon submission, the report was immediately classified by the Prime Minister and its findings were not made public.
Indicated by the media, the report compiled the 700 pages, which lists some 200 recommendations after interviewing over 300 witnesses and scrutinizing more than 3,000 documents pertaining to the raid by US special operations forces to kill al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011. In response to American unilateral actions, the government formed the commission which was to find out exactly what happened and who was responsible for failing to catch the high-profile target, who had taken refuge in Abbottabad. In 2013, parts of the reports were published by the news channels in the country and most of the findings of said report were leaked to the press and were strongly criticized by defense experts. The government then classified all of its publications despite American reservations and concerns, but the report was released by Al Jazeera on 8 July 2013.
In 2011, the United States took unilateral actions to target and kill al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who was reportedly in hiding in Abbottabad, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. After much criticism, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani formed a commission under Senior Justice Javed Iqbal to investigate the incident and how bin Laden was able to avoid detection in Pakistan for a prolonged period of time. Soon after conducting session interviews, Senior Justice Iqbal announced that Abbottabad Commission report would be made public in a few weeks. Despite Iqbal's claims, the commission did not release the report and its preparation period was further prolonged.
In 2012, the Pakistani Ministry of Justice (MoJ) issued a notification to the commission on asking to complete its investigation and submit the report on 12 October 2012.
Parts of the report recommended a trial against the medical doctor-turned spy, Dr. Shakil Afridi. Asked by a journalist for delaying of the report, Senior Justice Iqbal maintained that the presence of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operatives in Pakistan is also being investigated, adding that it would be mentioned in the report. To another question by a journalist as to whether the person killed in the compound in Abbottabad was Osama bin Laden, Justice Javed Iqbal quoted: "If we tell you that what's left.... You'll find out soon."
According to The Daily Telegraph, the papers ultimately cleared the Government of Pakistan, armed forces, the establishment, and intelligence services of involvement in protection of the al-Qaeda chief. American political critics have accused Pakistan officials of knowing more about Bin Laden's presence than they were letting on. The United States had long maintained that it is important for the Pakistani and American public to see the report of Abbottabad Commission. All requests had been dismissed by the Government of Pakistan.
Before the full submission of the papers in 2013, only a few parts of the papers were obtained by the World News channel of Pakistan and televised all over the nation in 2012. Following the broadcast, the US State Department declined to comment on the report.
In an official press briefing to media, the US State Department maintained that the "U.S. shares with Pakistan a "profound" interest in learning about what kind of support network al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden might have had during his hiding but would only comment on the Abbottabad Commission's findings on the issue when it gets the actual report." The defence authors had had earlier hinted to media that the papers would be marked as classified and to expect little of substance to be revealed. Excerpts leaked to the press from the yet-to-be-made-public report differed with the American account of the incident.
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