Secret Pakistan (Documentary, English)
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2011-10-26
Ended: 2011-11-02
Network: BBC Two
Country: GB
Airs on: Wednesday
Air time: 21:00
Runtime: 60 minutes
In May this year, US Special Forces shot and killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. Publicly Pakistan is one of America's closest allies - yet every step of the operation was kept secret from it. Filmed largely in Pakistan and Afghanistan, this two-part documentary series explores how a supposed ally stands accused by top CIA officers and Western diplomats of causing the deaths of thousands of coalition soldiers in Afghanistan. It is a charge denied by Pakistan's military establishment, but the documentary makers meet serving Taliban commanders who describe the support they get from Pakistan in terms of weapons, training and a place to hide.