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Abbottabad
Coverage of Abbottabad in the Nexus archive.
Ministry of Information and Broadcastingorganization1No Objection Certificate (NOC)topic1Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines 2026topic1External Publicity (EP) Wingorganization1Islamabadplace1Lahoreplace1Karachiplace1Murreeplace1Operation Neptune Speartopic1Scott Pelleyperson1SEAL Team 6organization1Osama bin Ladenperson1Pakistanplace160 Minutes Archiveorganization1
- All foreign media personnel to require NOC from info ministry for news coverage outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi
Foreign media personnel in Pakistan now require a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MOIB) to travel outside Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi for news coverage. The 2026 Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines mandate registration and accreditation for foreign journalists and entities, with specific processes for obtaining NOCs, temporary/annual accreditations, and access to official media events.
- Operation Neptune Spear: Killing bin Laden | 60 Minutes Archive
In 2012, 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley interviewed a retired Navy SEAL from SEAL Team 6, who described the U.S. military raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, conducted in May 2011.