History of Bin Laden's property unveiled

The Pakistani who owned the compound that was Osama bin Laden's final hideaway meticulously bought up adjoining plots of land over two years.

That Pakistani also once cryptically told a seller that the property he bought for "an uncle" had become "very valuable".

The new information that has emerged provided a new glimpse of one of two key figures who sheltered bin Laden in his last years and whose identities remain one of the biggest mysteries surrounding the al-Qaeda chief.

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Many countries have expressed disbelief that bin Laden could have holed up under the Pakistani army's nose, and some US Congressmen have said the US should consider cutting billions of dollars in aid to the country if it turns out Pakistan knew where he was located. US officials have long criticised Pakistan, a key but difficult ally, for failing to target Islamist militants on its territory.