Osama's Death: Impact on Pakistan

Byline: Najmuddin A Shaikh Despite the scepticism expressed in certain jihadist quarters, there appears to be little doubt that Osama bin Laden, leader and icon of the al Qaeda movement, is dead and that he was killed in a house in Abbottabad. It is too early to determine whether his death will become a rallying point for the extremists or will prove, as the Americans obviously hope, that the Americans always 'get their man' and give the demoralised extremists pause.