ISI-linked architect built Osama house

An architect regularly employed by the ISI worked on the compound in which Osama bin Laden lived for years in Abbottabad,a media report claimed Saturday.

Though the original property records for the compound have disappeared,the architect who worked on the structure was regularly employed by the ISI,Washington Post columnist David Ignatius quoted a source as saying.

The architect reportedly was told that a highly placed VIP was coming to the compound,Ignatius wrote.

Though materials taken from the compound after bin Laden was killed by US Forces in May last year did not show direct links to Pakistani officials,US analysts have found evidence that he communicated with Mullah Mohammad Omar,leader of the Afghan Taliban,and with the Lashkar-e-Toiba,Ignatius said. The ISI is thought to monitor both groups closely; how did the messages slip through the net? he asked.

Cyclone Montha: Schools closed, fishing activities suspended in Andhra, Odisha

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A severe cyclonic storm, named Montha, is expected to make landfall along India's east coast between Odisha and Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued warnings for heavy rain and rough seas, with the potential for extremely heavy rain in certain areas.

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