Bilal Town

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| subdivision_name1 = Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

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| subdivision_name2 = Abbottabad

| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil

| subdivision_name3 = Abbottabad

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Bilal Town is a wealthy northeastern suburb of Abbottabad, Pakistan. It lies between central Abbottabad and Kakul, where the Pakistan Military Academy is located. The upper-class neighborhood contains some large houses and open fields and has a high number of retired military officials living in the community.

History

File:Osama bin Laden compound1.jpg

In May 2011, the house of Osama bin Laden was invaded by the U.S. military in the southeastern outskirts of Bilal Town and he was killed.{{cite web| url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/05/02/113528/in-bin-ladens-town-residents-profess.html| date=May 2, 2011| title=Bin Laden's 'neighbors' profess ignorance of his presence| publisher=McClatchy Newspapers| accessdate=January 12, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323213914/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/05/02/113528/in-bin-ladens-town-residents-profess.html| archive-date=March 23, 2013| url-status=dead}}

References

{{Portal|Pakistan}}

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Category:Populated places in Abbottabad District

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