Imran Khan calls Osama bin Laden 'martyr', minister says slip of tongue

Updated : Jun 28, 2021 08:32
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Editorji News Desk

Pakistan Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had a "slip of the tongue " when he called former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden a martyr.

Chaudhry has said that Pakistan considers Osama Bin Laden a terrorist and al-Qaeda as a terrorist outfit.

In June last year, during an address to the National Assembly, the Prime Minister had recalled how the Americans had conducted an operation in Abbottabad and "killed Osama Bin Laden -- martyred him".

A viral video clip showed how Imran Khan lashed out at the United States for how Laden had been killed in Abbottabad, saying the wanted terrorist was martyred.

Imran Khan was on the receiving end of global rebuke for his comments calling bin Laden a ''martyr''.

 

Osama Bin LadenFawad ChaudhryAl QaedaPakistanImran khan

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