Clarifying reports regarding a statement attributed to the spokesperson of the president by ABC news that Osama bin Laden will not face capture in Pakistan if he agrees to lead a "peaceful life", the spokesperson said that this was a gross misreporting.
The president's spokesperson, Major General Shaukat Sultan, was speaking of the peace agreement signed on Tuesday with the tribal leaders in North Waziristan. In response to a question, Sultan stated that foreigners settled in the area would be allowed to stay there on the condition that they live peacefully and abide by law.
"At no stage during the conversation he said that this is applicable to Osama Bin Laden". The whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden, who is on the United Nations 1267 sanctions committee, are unknown.