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Summary The minister said that killing Osama in a direct action was the stated US policy.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Senior Minister Bashir Bilour said on Tuesday that the US special forces’ Abbottabad operation was under the mandate of the UN’s resolution. Talking to the media in Peshawar, Bilour said that it was the stated policy of the US that Osama bin Ladin would be eliminated in a direct action by the US forces, wherever found in the world. He said that Arab origin extremists must leave Pakistan as Pashtuns were being killed due to their presence. He announced that heirs of the journalist killed while on duty would be given a compensation of Rs 0.5 million.
