Pakistan rejects operation against Osama in Chitral

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The reports said that 90 CIA officials and GREY FOX helicopters are taking part in the operation. (taken from google cache)

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ISLAMABAD, : Pakistan on Monday strongly rejected the reports of the operation against Osama bin Ladin by the US forces, in Chitral, the northern area of Pakistan.

Foreign Office Spokesman Masood Khan, while answering the newsmen in his weekly briefing, dispelled the impression of the presence of Osama bin Ladin in the northern areas or any part of Pakistan.

“Osama has neither been sighted in the northern areas nor in other parts of Pakistan”, he said.

Khan said these are just rumors and there is no authentic information about his presence in Pakistan. He said Osama bin Ladin is probably in Afghanistan. However he said operation against the suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan would continue.

According to reports the US forces has started operation in Chitral to hunt down Osama and his associates. NNI

The reports said that 90 CIA officials and GREY FOX helicopters are taking part in the operation.

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20040315-122940-5507r.htm
Task Force 121, the secret manhunting unit formed for the war on terrorism, is a blend of warriors, aviators, CIA officers and deep-cover intelligence collectors who nabbed Saddam Hussein and now hope to grab Osama bin Laden....

Grey Fox, a deep-cover organization based at Fort Belvoir in Northern Virginia. Members specialize in spying and intercepting communications. They carry hardware that can tap into electronic-eavesdropping satellites and that can splice fiber-optic cables.

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http://www.nni-news.com/archive/14-12-2004/index.htm

Here is the story in the archives of the NNI

IT ran on December 14, 2004.