On 2 May 2011, I was sleeping in my home in Islamabad when Osama bin Laden was assassinated. Deep in the night, my cell phone rang. I was then working with Dawn News TV and Dawn, Pakistan's leading newspaper. My assignment editor at Dawn, was calling. I thought he will be sharing the usual political humdrum of the country. I answered the call, hearing 'Osama has been killed in Abbottabad a while ago, an office car is on the way to pick you up'. What? I asked myself, 'Osama, the world's most-wanted terrorist has been killed, and that too in Abbottabad ?

Syed Azaz Hussain Shah is an investigative reporter in Pakistan. He has worked with leading newspapers of Pakistan, including Daily Times, Dawn and The News. His scoops have covered issues related to militancy, counter-terrorism, and civil-military relations in the country. While working in the electronic media, he also hosted the country's first-ever series on the role of intelligence agencies in Pakistan.