The Guy Who Unknowingly 'Live-Blogged' the Bin Laden Raid netbuzz (955038) writes "Three years ago today, software consultant Sohaib Athar was working on his laptop at home in Pakistan when he tweeted: 'Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event).' And then: 'A huge window-shaking bang here in Abbottabad Cantt. I hope it's not the start of something nasty :-S.' It was for Osama bin Laden. Today Athar says, 'People do bring it up every ...
May 2, 2014 - Slashdot
Catching up with the guy who ‘live-blogged’ bin Laden raid Three years ago today, software consultant/coffee shop proprietor Sohaib Athar was working on his laptop at home in Pakistan when he tweeted: "Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event)." And then: "A huge window-shaking bang here in Abbottabad Cantt. I hope it's not the start of something nasty :-S." It was ... for Osama bin Laden.
May 1, 2014 - Network World
Jiah Khan in Siasat Daily Jiah said, "I must admit it was a bit of a problem. Aamir got me an Urdu dialogue coach, Athar Nawaz who guided me. And each time I'd be stuck with a line, Aamir helped me out. My mom came down from London during the shooting. Since she speaks Urdu...
Wolf Blitzer in Hindu Now, he (Pak Army spokesperson Major General Athar Abbas) is saying on the record he wants to work out some relationship, if you will, between the US and the Taliban,asked CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer.