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this article  Prison term for bin Laden raid doctor is
overturned  A PAKISTANI judicial official has overturned the
33-year jail sentence passed on Shakil Afridi, the doctor who
helped CIA agents hunting for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
US officials have hailed Mr Afridi as a hero for helping
pinpoint bin Laden's location before the secret May 2011 raid by
US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan, after more than a
decade of searching.  Judicial official Sahibzada Mohammad Anees
ordered a new trial on the grounds another official had exceeded
his authority when handing down last year's sentence. Mr Afridi
remains in custody.  The written judgment by Mr Anees said: "The
assistant political agent did not have the authority to award 33
years' imprisonment to Dr Shakil Afridi. He played the role of a
magistrate for which he was not authorised."  A political agent
and his ­assistant are representatives of the Pakistani
government in the tribal are