Haqqani calls for probe into Osama hiding in Abbottabad

WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s ambassador to US Husain Haqqani has said that Pakistan government should investigate how Osama bin Laden managed to hide in a compound in Abbottabad.

In an interview to US TV, he said he didn’t know whether the al-Qaeda leader had help from his the government or military to stay concealed in Abbottabad, adding he did not think that speculations were going to solve the problem.

What we need now was for Pakistan’s elected leaders to exercise the leadership and get to the bottom of the matter, Haqqani said, during the interview.

Haqqani urged patience, saying said the US shouldn’t rush to judgment about whether to withdraw military aid or to put undue pressure on the Pakistani government.

He was of view that a government elected three years back could not be held accountable of decades old matters.