Islamabad: The Abbottabad Commission, probing the US raid that killed
al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, on Tuesday recorded statements of
different political leaders.
The commission met here under the
chairmanship of justice retired Javed Iqbal. The commission recorded
statements of Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfand Yar Wali Khan
and its leader Afrasayab Khatak, Jatmat-e-Islami Senator Prof Khursheed
Ahmed and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Hamid Khan.
The
commission has summoned former Pakistan ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani
and Pakistan High Commissioner in UK Wajid Shamsul Hassan on December
to record their statement regarding the May 2incident.
Earlier
Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, head of the Abbottabbad Commission had said
that the investigation into the May 2 raid that killed former al Qaeda
leader Osama bin Laden is expected to be completed by the end of
December.
The commission was formed to ascertain facts regarding
Bin Laden’s presence in Pakistan, to investigate the circumstances
surrounding the US operation, to determine the nature, background and
the security lapse on part of the authorities, if any, and to make
consequential recommendations. Online
