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Bin Laden doctor launches hunger strike in Pakistan

  • Dr. Shakeel Afridi has been behind bars since 2012 after his fake vaccination program helped US track and kill Al Qaeda leader in 2011
  • The 2011 killing of Bin Laden caused massive embarrassment for Pakistan 
By AFP ·

Pakistan not under US pressure to release Shakil Afridi, says state minister

By Arab News Pakistan ·
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Shakil Afridi’s whereabouts unknown but early release is speculated

By Sib Kaifee ·
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Jailed Pakistani doctor who helped CIA kill bin Laden moved over ‘security concerns’ — Lawyer

By TAHIR KHAN ·
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Osama bin Laden’s pre-9/11 terror hints ‘the coffin business will boom’

By Baker Atyani | Special to Arab News ·
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'No deal' on doctor jailed for leading US to Osama bin Laden

By Sib Kaifee ·

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