Pakistan's top diplomat to the United States Husain Haqqani said that jihadi elements in his country could sheltered have Osama bin Laden.
Pakistan's top diplomat to the United States Husain Haqqani today said that jihadi elements in his country could sheltered have Osama bin Laden and promised that heads would roll if somebody's complicity is discovered.
"If any member of the Pakistani government, the Pakistani military, or the Pakistani intelligence service knew where Osama bin Laden was, we would have taken action. Osama bin Laden's presence in Pakistan was not to Pakistan's advantage," Haqqani told the ABC news in an interview.
"We still have many jihadi from the 1980s who are still alive, and some of them could have been helping them, but they are not in the state or government of Pakistan today," he said.
"Were there cracks through which things fell through? Absolutely. And we'll investigate that; we'll get to the bottom of it," he said.
Haqqani said as the investigations proceeds in this regard, heads would roll in Pakistan.
"Heads will roll, once the investigation has been completed. If those heads are rolled on account of incompetence, we will share that information with you (the US)," he said in response to a question.
"And if somebody's complicity is discovered, there will be zero tolerance for that, as well," he said.
Haqqani said the Pakistani intelligence agencies are interrogating the wives and children detained from the Laden's hideout.
"We understand that one of the wives never left the same floor as Laden because they were paranoid about physical movement. They didn't go to windows. They didn't have any sort of fresh air, so to speak," he said.
"So all these people are, of course, being interrogated, questions being asked. Pakistan wants to put to rest any, any misgivings the world has about our role," Haqqani said.
"We have been victims of terrorism, and we will see this through, and we will share all intelligence with everyone that we have to share this intelligence with," he added.
Observing that Pakistan has a complexity in its society, Haqqani said if one does political opinion surveys, there are people who have sympathy with the cause of Osama bin Laden.
"Those of us who do not, we are targets ourselves, so we have to deal with that complex ground reality in Pakistan. It's not easy for us," he said.
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