WATCH | Imran Khan Calls Osama Bin Laden A 'Shaheed' In Pakistan Parliament; Faces Flak

During his speech in Pakistan Parliament, Imran Khan also said that Islamabad should have never taken part in the US-led war against terrorism.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. (File Photo/ AFP)

Islamabad: It seems like Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has once put himself in the centre of a controversy and this time for calling 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden a 'shaheed' (martyr). While speaking during a session of Pakistan National Assembly earlier in the day, Khan said, "We were very embarassed...When Americans came to Abottabad and killed Osama bin Laden..martyred him." Osama bin Laden was the chief of global terror outfit Al Qaeda and was also the mastermind behind several terror attacks including the infamous 9/11 attacks on the United States in 2001. During his speech, Imran Khan also openly said that Islamabad should have never taken part in the US-led war against terrorism. Further in his speech, the Pakistani PM also lashed out at the America and said that US forces entered Paksitan and killed Laden without informing Islamabad about the operation. WATCH | Pakistan PM Imran Khan's Controversial Speech:

#WATCH America came inside Pakistan and killed and martyred Osama Bin Laden. After which all the countries cursed us. Pakistan has faced humiliation for many years in war on terror, says Pak PM Imran Khan in National Assembly (Video Source: Pak media) pic.twitter.com/LbfmKDAs6a

— ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2020

He said after the incident, everyone in the world started abusing Pakistan thereby causing embarrassment to the country. Khan also pointed out that 70,000 Pakistanis were killed due to US-led war on terrorism. Soon after Khan's speech was shared on social media, it generated a massive furore with netizens trolling and criticising the Pakistan PM for his controversial remark. Here are some of the reactions:

Really!!!!? PM Imran Khan refers to terrorist Osama Bin Laden as "shaheed" (martyr) in Pakistan's Parliament.

Absolutely shameful!!!! pic.twitter.com/rNzxRHiVum — Geeta Mohan گیتا موہن गीता मोहन (@Geeta_Mohan) June 25, 2020

Osama Bin Laden shaheed? These are the words of the Pak PM in their senate. No wonder they are in the FATF grey list. Would possibly always remain. pic.twitter.com/5vrBx8PXQq

— Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (@kakar_harsha) June 25, 2020

WTF???? Did he actually dare to call Osama Bin Laden a ‘martyr’ !?? Seriously what kind of a man he is?! I’m so done!

pic.twitter.com/pQu1O8g4Ri — ???????????????????? ???? (@Lizzation) June 25, 2020

So as per @ImranKhanPTI global terrorist Osama Bin Laden was martyred by #Americans..This guy is the PM of Pakistan and speaking in national assembly..!

This guy must be smoking expensive stuff! Cc : @TarekFatah Sir! Is this guy for real????????#OsamaBinLaden pic.twitter.com/0iJQXJM7W0 — Rowdyspeaks (@Rowdyspeaks1) June 25, 2020

???????? PM Imran Khan calls Osama Bin Laden "Shaheed" while speaking at Pak National Assembly today.

This is the real face of this terror sympathiser Nation! pic.twitter.com/lR01oT08KZ — Rajeev Rajput (@TheRoyalRaajput) June 25, 2020

Pak PM Imran Khan calls Global terrorist Osama bin Laden a Shaheed (Martyr) in the Pakistan National Assembly.

No wonder why they call the terrorists killed in Kashmir a martyr and condemn their killings.#OsamaBinLaden #ImranKhan@hussain_imtiyaz @kakar_harsha @majorgauravarya pic.twitter.com/hpmNe5dtkw — Mujaid Alam Bakarwal???????? (@alam_mujaid) June 25, 2020

Imran Khan* said - sahid ( martyred ) Osama Bin Laden Osama Bin Laden*- in hell ???????? Everyone*- making fun of him Me*- pic.twitter.com/7hD8zKHd0j

— Somesh Singh Rathore (@SomeshSinghRat4) June 25, 2020

Laden was a United Nations (UN) designated terrorist and was killed in a military operations by US Navy Seals on May 2, 2011 inside a private residential compound in Pakistan's Abbottabad where he lived with a local family from Waziristan. The covert operation was conducted by members of the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (SEAL Team Six) and Central Intelligence Agency SAD/SOG operators on the orders of the then US President Barack Obama.