WASHINGTON: The US State Department and the White House pressed Pakistan to release Dr Shakil Afridi, who helped US hunt down al-Qaeda Chief Osama bin Laden.
The demand came as Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is sitting with President Barack Obama. A White House spokesman said; “Afridi did a good job and he should not have been “treated like that”.
Similarly, a US Statement Department Spokeswoman said that Washington had apprised Pakistan of its concerns regarding Dr Afridi. She said that war against terrorism was a war against a joint enemy of Pakistan and the United States. She said that the US got access to Osama bin Laden through intelligence information, adding that Washington seeks strong relations with Islamabad.
The demand came as Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is sitting with President Barack Obama. A White House spokesman said; “Afridi did a good job and he should not have been “treated like that”.
Similarly, a US Statement Department Spokeswoman said that Washington had apprised Pakistan of its concerns regarding Dr Afridi. She said that war against terrorism was a war against a joint enemy of Pakistan and the United States. She said that the US got access to Osama bin Laden through intelligence information, adding that Washington seeks strong relations with Islamabad.
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