Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the United States have jointly launched a manhunt for Taliban supremo Mullah Omar in Quetta, media reports here said. “Both US and Pakistani special forces are hunting for Taliban spiritual leader Mullah Omar’s hideout after new tip-offs,” a private Pakistani TV channel reported. “Intelligence suggests the one-eyed warlord is being sheltered in... Quetta,” another channel reported.
“The ISI is desperate to find him first after being humiliated by the American operation which killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. US strike teams are fine-tuning plans for an assault on Mullah Omar’s lair after collecting a treasure trove of data from Bin Laden’s compound,” it added. Media reports quoted a senior ISI official as saying, “There will be a huge military action in Quetta very soon.” “The decision has been taken to act before the Americans have a chance to repeat their mission against Bin Laden. We will try to take him alive...” another report said.