Abbottabad Commission Report

The classified papers analysed the unilateral military actions of US military forces in Pakistan that occurred in 2011.

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[2] The government then classified all of its publications despite American reservations and concerns,[4] but the report was released by Al Jazeera on 8 July 2013.[5]

  1. ^ "Abbottabad Commission report submitted to PM". The News International, 2013. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b Khan, Sumera (3 May 2013). "Two years on: Abbottabad report remains out of sight". Express Tribune, 06/13. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Abbottabad Commission: Report on bin Laden out, but not public". 4 January 2013. Express Tribune, 01/13. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  4. ^ Newsdesk (23 October 2012). "Pak-US people need to see Abbottabad commission report". Samma TV report. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference AlJaz20130708 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).