Pakistani Doctor Who Helped Nab Bin Laden 'Was Corrupt', Says Corrupt Government Official
Islamabad, Pakistan - New details have emerged from the Pakistani government around the fate of Shakil Afridi, the doctor who helped the U.S. in tracking down Osama bin Laden.
Most U.S. observers say that Afridi's imprisonment is a result of his involvement with the U.S., but Pakistani officials have said that the doctor was a "con-artist and a fraud."
Firdos Ashiq Awan, Pakistani Minister of Information & Broadcasting, appeared on al Jazeera to set the record straight.
"Shakil Afridi is in prison because he has defrauded the people of Pakistan -- plain and simple," said Awan. "We absolutely love our friends in the U.S. but this is a separate matter."
According to Awan, the doctor's legal problems are a result of insurance fraud -- and not in any way connected with his helping of the United States. She went on to say that where Bin Laden was located wasn't even in Pakistan.
"Abbottabad isn't even in our country. It's completely independent. Kind of like Vatican City."
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