NGO official's email reveals Pak Army officer gave illegal bail-out advice on Abbottabad Commission

An email from the official of 'Save the Children' NGO of Pakistan has revealed that Pakistan Army officer Lt. Gen. (retired) Nadeem Ahmed was cultivated to give bail-out advice in a matter related to the Abbottabad Commission.

The Abbottabad Commission is preparing a report on the U.S. Navy Seals operation that led to the killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in May 2012.

According to The News, an email of an official of the NGO containing secret information pertaining to Lt. Gen. Nadeem's role was leaked out.

The leaked communication indicates that Lt. Gen. Nadeem, as an unofficial representative of the army and the ISI in the Commission, offered bailout advice to the NGO and shared details about the internal politics and classified records of the commission with the former.

Lt. Gen. Nadeem is alleged to have briefed the deputy country director of the NGO about the views of different members, resulting in a dissent view being expressed by Ashraf Jehangir Qazi.

According to the email, another member, Abbas Khan, was unwilling to sign the report in its current shape, nor did he want to put up a dissenting note. So, he decided to prolong his stay in the U.S., where he went on the pretext of medical ground.

Earlier, there were allegations of the CIA penetrating the NGO in a hunt for Osama bin Laden with the help of his close aide Shakil Afridi.

The mail also alleged that the NGO was granted access to the Commission's report well before it was sent to the prime minister, the report added.

Meanwhile, the NGO has clarified that their assistance to the Abbottabad Commission and its members, including Lt.Gen. Nadeem, was legal.