Pakistan's army has admitted to "shortcomings" in its efforts to locate Osama bin Laden.
In a statement Thursday, the army also said U.S. military personnel in the country will be reduced to the "minimum essential" levels. The army statement gives no details, but it comes amid Pakistani anger over the American raid that killed bin Laden on Monday.
The statement warned that if the U.S. launches a similar raid in the future then the army and intelligence services will review their ties with Washington
It is the first response by the army since the raid. The army has been criticized for failing to locate bin Laden in a large compound in an army town not far from the capital Islamabad.
U.S. officials were not immediately available for comment.
Earlier Thursday, the Pakistan government warned the U.S. of "disastrous consequences" if it carried out any more unauthorized raids against suspected terrorists.
However, the government stopped short of labelling the helicopter raid on the al-Qaeda leader's compound as an illegal operation, and insisted relations between Washington and Islamabad remain on course.
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They knew where Bin a**hole was all along ..........IMO
