Some Reflections on the Death of Osama-bin-Ladin

Nearly a decade ago the US started waging a war against the Al-Qaida in the name of collective self-defence. She could have taken a different road to cope with the 9/11disaster. But once she chose that course the killing of the Al-Qaida leader is a logical end. But it is not the end of everything. Two questions come foremost in my mind.
First where is Pakistan in this picture? It is reported that the target is within one third of a mile from the Pakistan Military Academy. Moreover, after the operation the coptor or coptors with the body on board flew almost the entire distance across the country to a US carrier in the Arabian Sea. It would be natural to ask if Pakistan knew this, if not beforehand then simultaneously. And even more so in view of the 30-odd year history of the Al-Qaida which was closely linked with the Pakistan military, also the ruler of the country for much of the time.
A distinguished Western diplomat has just said on the TV that the West needs Pakistan for the coming operations against the Al-Qaida and the Taliban both in Pakistan and Afghanistan. But one would like Pakistan to be not just a tool in such operations, not simply anti-Indian and in that sense Islamic fundamentalist, but a more democratic and people-friendly and less socio-economically hierarchical country. That will be the way Pakistan can contribute to the stability and prosperity of the whole Asia.
Second, how will the other nations react to the event? Mr.Obama said that the world is now safer, and hopefully so. At the same time the Western countries seem to be alerted, and rightly so. However, we will also remember that in many countries the fundamental rights have been suppressed in the name of fighting international terrorism. Similarly many countries, Japan not excluded, under the same pretext have increased their military budget, thus diverting precious funds from the social sectors badly in need of them. The event should lead to de-militarization and de-nuclearization, and then we can talk of a really safe world.
It seems that in the Arab countries which have seen democratization there is not much cry for revenge, which is interesting and heart-warming. It would have been radically different before the "Arab Spring", and the then regimes would have seen a good reason for repression. Is the Hammas an exception in crying for a revenge? This writer would like to take it as a reaction to the US which is not able to bring about peace because of her pro-Israeli attitude. Hammas or no Hammas, whoever has won a popular election should have been recognized as a legitimate political force to talk to.