On air at 1100GMT: What does bin Laden's death mean for Pakistan?
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Tuesday, 5 May 2011
|12:00 - 12:30 GMT
The world's most wanted man seemingly lived just a short distance from a Pakistan military academy for years. Although Osama bin Laden is now dead, the questions his death raises come thick and fast. Is the Pakistani government soft on terror? How could they not know he was there? In an opinion piece in the Washington Post, Mr Zardari said his country was "perhaps the world's greatest victim of terrorism".
The US launched the operation on bin Laden's compound in the dead of night without even telling the Pakistani authorities, so did they feel they couldn't be trusted?
The British Prime Minister David Cameron says Pakistan has questions to answer over how Osama bin Laden was allowed to live so close to the country's capital and alongside a military academy.
What will be the impact now on Pakistan? Many people from the country getting in touch with World Have Your Say yesterday told us they fear for their country's future, that there could be a resurgence of extremism and ultimately Pakistan could become more unstable.
Imran Khan, the former Pakistani cricketer, now a leading opposition politician, said citizens are growing increasingly worried about revenge attacks:
"Never have I seen such embarrassment in Pakistan amongst the people and also fear - fear that we are now in a nutcracker situation. For Pakistanis this has been a total disaster. There is a lot of fear. Everywhere I go people are worried about the fall-out."
You can get all of the latest information on this story on the 麻豆社 live page
Author Salman Rushdie believes it is time to declare Pakistan a terrorist state
For today's early edition of the show we'll be joined by our colleague Owen Bennett Jones who has spent many years in Pakistan working for the 麻豆社 and is author of Pakistan: Eye of the Storm. He'll be here to answer your questions and comments about what has happened and the implications for Pakistan and why it matters to the rest of the world.
You can post your questions here..
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RJ Meyers tweets: Even if there is no link to OBL's death, surely this is a sign of things to come with potential attacks/attempts
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Muhammad posted: I'm a Pakistani citizen and honestly it doesn't matter if he is dead or not, lost or found. The only thing making sense is that this is absolute nonsense!
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Julius emailed World Have Your Say: Bin Laden's death is a big victory for justice, peace and civilization.
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How can four foreign heli. fly close to a military base with out any response for about 4o minis.aron mcgee.monrovia liberia.
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Athene posted: Did the Pakistani government protect or support bin Laden in any way?
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Every dead person has a corpse. if the US claims Bin Laden is dead let them show us his corpse. MOFOR, CAMEROON
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Conservative IND tweets: Some guy on local news said the world is 'less risky' since Osama bin Laden's death - are you serious?
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Vox Magi commented on Dis Info.com: Did Pakistan know that major players in global terrorism are in its borders and living comfy lives? Oh yes. We should only be tired of this being stated as a question instead of statement of fact.
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Segun in Nigeria tweeted: Owen, please do tell...how a nuclear country could have it's territory breached & not know. Who is fooling who?
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Ckoffend posts on the CNBC blog: Plain and simple - Pakistan cannot be trusted, now, in the future and certainly in the past. All aid for Pakistan should be abandoned. We all know any funds going into Pakistan from the USA are being used against our interests in the first place. In essence, by giving money to the Pakistani's we are supporting our terrorist enemies.
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Move Any Mountain posts on the Guardian website: Time for total sanctions on Pakistan - no trade, no aid, no travel, no visits, no diplomatic relations, nothing, until the Pakistanis do something to deal with their terrorism problems.
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DM from India emailed the 麻豆社: We have heard about Osama's sea-burial, but what about his son and the woman who died along with him? Were the bodies handed over to Bin-Laden family? Or did they get sea-burial too?
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Vanessa Allen asked on Mail online blog: Will White House release video of Bin Laden's burial at sea?
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We''re on air no discussing the impact of Osama bin Laden''s death on Pakistan with the 麻豆社''s Owen Bennett-Jones. If you have any questions for Owen, you can post them here.
On air at 1100GMT: What does bin Laden's death mean for Pakistan?
| Tuesday, 5 May 2011 | 12:00 - 12:30 GMT
The world's most wanted man seemingly lived just a short distance from a Pakistan military academy for years. Although Osama bin Laden is now dead, the questions his death raises come thick and fast. Is the Pakistani government soft on terror? How could they not know he was there? In an opinion piece in the Washington Post, Mr Zardari said his country was "perhaps the world's greatest victim of terrorism".
The US launched the operation on bin Laden's compound in the dead of night without even telling the Pakistani authorities, so did they feel they couldn't be trusted?
The British Prime Minister David Cameron says Pakistan has questions to answer over how Osama bin Laden was allowed to live so close to the country's capital and alongside a military academy.
What will be the impact now on Pakistan? Many people from the country getting in touch with World Have Your Say yesterday told us they fear for their country's future, that there could be a resurgence of extremism and ultimately Pakistan could become more unstable.
Imran Khan, the former Pakistani cricketer, now a leading opposition politician, said citizens are growing increasingly worried about revenge attacks:
"Never have I seen such embarrassment in Pakistan amongst the people and also fear - fear that we are now in a nutcracker situation. For Pakistanis this has been a total disaster. There is a lot of fear. Everywhere I go people are worried about the fall-out."
You can get all of the latest information on this story on the 麻豆社 live page
Author Salman Rushdie believes it is time to declare Pakistan a terrorist state
For today's early edition of the show we'll be joined by our colleague Owen Bennett Jones who has spent many years in Pakistan working for the 麻豆社 and is author of Pakistan: Eye of the Storm. He'll be here to answer your questions and comments about what has happened and the implications for Pakistan and why it matters to the rest of the world.
You can post your questions here..
Your comments
Comment sent via YOURSAY
RJ Meyers tweets: Even if there is no link to OBL's death, surely this is a sign of things to come with potential attacks/attempts
Comment sent via Facebook
Muhammad posted: I'm a Pakistani citizen and honestly it doesn't matter if he is dead or not, lost or found. The only thing making sense is that this is absolute nonsense!
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Julius emailed World Have Your Say: Bin Laden's death is a big victory for justice, peace and civilization.
Comment sent via SMS
How can four foreign heli. fly close to a military base with out any response for about 4o minis.aron mcgee.monrovia liberia.
Comment sent via Facebook
Athene posted: Did the Pakistani government protect or support bin Laden in any way?
Comment sent via SMS
Every dead person has a corpse. if the US claims Bin Laden is dead let them show us his corpse. MOFOR, CAMEROON
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Conservative IND tweets: Some guy on local news said the world is 'less risky' since Osama bin Laden's death - are you serious?
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Vox Magi commented on Dis Info.com: Did Pakistan know that major players in global terrorism are in its borders and living comfy lives? Oh yes. We should only be tired of this being stated as a question instead of statement of fact.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Segun in Nigeria tweeted: Owen, please do tell...how a nuclear country could have it's territory breached & not know. Who is fooling who?
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Ckoffend posts on the CNBC blog: Plain and simple - Pakistan cannot be trusted, now, in the future and certainly in the past. All aid for Pakistan should be abandoned. We all know any funds going into Pakistan from the USA are being used against our interests in the first place. In essence, by giving money to the Pakistani's we are supporting our terrorist enemies.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Move Any Mountain posts on the Guardian website: Time for total sanctions on Pakistan - no trade, no aid, no travel, no visits, no diplomatic relations, nothing, until the Pakistanis do something to deal with their terrorism problems.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
DM from India emailed the 麻豆社: We have heard about Osama's sea-burial, but what about his son and the woman who died along with him? Were the bodies handed over to Bin-Laden family? Or did they get sea-burial too?
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Vanessa Allen asked on Mail online blog: Will White House release video of Bin Laden's burial at sea?
Comment sent via host
We''re on air no discussing the impact of Osama bin Laden''s death on Pakistan with the 麻豆社''s Owen Bennett-Jones. If you have any questions for Owen, you can post them here.