Bin Laden courier’s phone linked to Pakistani militant group

A MOBILE phone used by Osama bin Laden’s courier appears to show that the al-Qaida leader was aided by militants linked to Pakistani intelligence, The New York Times said.

Citing US officials briefed on an investigation into the phone, the newspaper said calls from the device were traced to Harakat-ul-Mujahedeen, a militant group linked to Pakistan’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency.

“It’s a serious lead,” one US official told the Times. “It’s an avenue we’re investigating.”