Kayani to brief parliament on US raid in Abbottabad

Islamabad: Pakistani lawmakers gathered today for an in-camera joint session of both house of Parliament that will be briefed by army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on the US raid in Abbottabad that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani met leaders of parties allied to his Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to forge a strategy for the joint session of the Senate and National Assembly.
Following a two-hour briefing by the top military and intelligence officials, the lawmakers will be given an opportunity to ask questions about the US raid that killed that the world’s most wanted terrorist in a compound located a short distance from the Pakistan Military Academy.
Leader of Opposition Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had demanded that part of the joint session should be open to the media to ensure neutrality and transparency.