So did the United States government, all through the same period, despite numerous indications that the Pakistanis were playing a double game. The infidels were just so very, very eager to be fooled.
“Osama bin Laden supported, funded Nawaz Sharif: Ex-Pak envoy Abida Hussain,” ANI, January 31, 2021:
Al Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden had supported and extended financial assistance to former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, claimed the country’s former envoy to the US, Abida Hussain.
“Yes, he (Osama bin Laden) supported Mian Nawaz Sharif at one time. However, that is a complicated story. He (Osama) used to extend financial assistance [to Nawaz Sharif],” Express Tribune quoted her as saying.
Abida, also an ex-cabinet member of Nawaz Sharif’s government, recalled that at one-time bin Laden was popular and liked by everyone including the Americans but at a later stage, he was treated as a ‘stranger’.
Her remarks come days after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Member of National Assembly Farrukh Habib alleged that Nawaz Sharif had laid the foundation of foreign funding in the country and took USD 10 million from Osama bin Laden to bring a no-confidence motion for overthrowing Benazir Bhutto’s government.
Nawaz Sharif, who has been the prime minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms, has been accused, time and again, of taking money from slain terrorist Osama bin Laden in order to promote and fund jihad in Kashmir. He served as prime minister from 1990-93, 1997-98, and 2013-17.
Sharif, the 70-year-old supremo of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) who was ousted from power in 2017 by the Supreme Court on corruption charges, is in London for medical treatment.
Osama was killed in a midnight raid by the US Navy SEALs in Pakistan’s garrison town of Abbottabad in 2011.
Pakistan had officially denied having any knowledge of the terror chief until he was shot dead in a raid by US forces. Pakistan has been accused of using its soil to perpetrate terror in neighbouring countries.
In 2016, a book was released accusing Nawaz Sharif of taking money from former Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden….
Infidel says
The US government actually funded President Musharraf, who was in opposition to Nawaz Sharif, but both of them supported giving asylum to Osama. All the ex libs who accused Bush of being a warmonger would have been right to demand the indictment of Bush for looking the other way while Pakistan pulled a fast one
At any rate, today’s Pakistan is just an extended province of China. My only sympathies are w/ the hapless non-muslims of that country, who’re caught in hell and don’t have an easy way outt of there
gravenimage says
Former Pakistani ambassador to US says Osama bin Laden funded former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
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Doesn’t surprise me.
Wellington says
Shocked, shocked I say, to learn that terror has been funded in Pakistan.
Rob Porter says
Wellington – Almost certainly with money the U.S. gave Pakistan. Has there ever been a government like that of the U.S. (under successive administrations) that so stupidly squandered its tax payor’s money on useless, corrupt governments like that of utterly corrupt Pakistan – a big, useless, Islamic festering sore – useless wars, messing in foreign elections and in idiotic foreign schemes?
gravenimage says
I’m afraid so–this is true of most of the West. The US is hardly the worst.
underbed cat says
Osama’s home away from home……is the history, a Saud who wanted to bring Islam back to it’s greatness. or beauty ..according to his writings and that included arranging striking terror into the hearts of Infidels.. a conspiracy theory that went into action on 9/11 a horrendous event, with his limited cash but a huge amount he could arrange….but instead of going back home he went into exile or refuge in a block building in Pakistan….not too far from the military base in Pakistan. That must of been a strange day for Obama…. after years of searching they found him and he had to watch Americans thought or were told it was all about evil oil. Nope. He followed sharia law. Muslims must protect Muslims….not non beleivers. have we forgotten or did Mr. B.
Fred van de Bunt says
The average Pakistani annual income is some 400$, and that Sharif possesses 1.600.000.000 $ according to Wikipedia.
I think guys like Sharif are very popular over there, since he is one of those guys that can fund those extremely popular Pakistani “million Muslim marches” against Hebdo, Rushdie, Macron, the great and little Satan countries, Asia Bibi…
And about the question of double play or corruption? If Allah wants Sharif to double play and be rich, Sharif will double play and be rich….
OLD GUY says
Islam is all about GREED and POWER over non-muslims.