ISI, CIA out to hunt Mullah Omar

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ISI, CIA out to hunt Mullah Omar

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A race has begun between Pakistani and the US agencies to capture Mullah Omar.

10 May,2011 10:15 am

A British newspaper reported that the US and Pakistani special forces were hunting the Taliban leader after new clues of his hideout were found.Intelligence reports suggest that Omar is being sheltered in Quetta while the Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) is ready to take the lead after the US operation in Abbottabad.Meanwhile, the US strike teams are fine-tuning plans for an assault on Omars lair after collecting a trove of data from Bin Ladens compound in Abbottabad.A senior ISI official confirmed that they were going after Omar, adding: There will be a huge military action in Quetta very soon.”The decision has been taken to act before the Americans have a chance to repeat Abbottabad-like operation. We will try to take him (Omar) alive but if he resists he will be killed, the official said.