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    July 06, 2011

Pakistani Panel Says No Unapproved Repatriation for Bin Laden Wives

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   Photo taken from video released by US Pentagon May 7, 2011 shows Osama
   bin Laden.
   Photo: Reuters
   Photo taken from video released by US Pentagon May 7, 2011 shows Osama
   bin Laden.

   A Pakistani commission investigating the U.S. raid that killed al-Qaida
   leader Osama bin Laden says the terror leader's family may not be
   repatriated without its consent.
   Three of bin Laden's wives and several children have been in Pakistani
   custody since the May 2 raid. Pakistani officials have said the wives -
   one from Yemen and two from Saudi Arabia - would be repatriated.
   But the commission said late Tuesday it has told the country's Interior
   Ministry and Inter-Services Intelligence agency to ensure bin Laden's
   family member's are not sent home without its approval.
   Officials had said in recent days the youngest wife could soon be sent
   back to Yemen.
   The commission also said it will carry out a thorough and independent
   investigation of the raid.
   Many Pakistani commissions face interference from the powerful military
   and intelligence service.

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