South Asian news for August 1-5, 2011.

Karachi skyline. Credit: Kashiff/Creative Commons

Life moves fast. News moves faster. Afghanistan’s former spy chief, Amrullah Saleh, alleged that then-President Pervez Musharraf chose not to act on detailed tips pointing to Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts in Pakistan four years ago.According to Saleh, his team conducted village-to-village searches that determined OBL was not in tribal areas. He also implied that Pakistan’s government’s support of OBL prevented them from seeking him out.

Read more: India Believes Mumbai Attackers Were Domestic, Pakistan Beefs Up Security in Karachi | August 1-5, 2011 | Divanee – South Asian news and entertainment.

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