Amusement park planned in Pakistan town where bin Laden lived


PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan plans to build a $30 million (19 million pounds) amusement park and outdoor activity centre on the edge of the north-western town of Abbottabad, where U.S. special forces killed Osama bin Laden, an official said on Monday.

The private venture in the foothills of the Himalayas will include a zoo, water sports, a mini-golf course, rock climbing and paragliding, said Jamaluddin Khan, the provincial secretary of tourism.

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