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Question bin ladens three wives, who are in custody. we havent been able to match it. but if its true, is this -- i mean, how surprised are you by this apparent change of heart by the pakistanis? >> reporter: well, anderson, im not that surprised considering the amount of pressure thats been mounting on the pakistani government and pakistans security establishment ever since this raid, ever since u.s. forces found osama bin laden hiding in this compound in abbottabad. but we do know that the u.s...

Bin laden waives. reza, is this kind of an about face from pakistani authorities as to whether to allow the united states to interview osama bin ladens wives? >> well, carol, last week, there was some doubt, some question whether pakistan and its government and security establishment would give the u.s. access to the three widows of osama bin laden. there was some speculation that programs the pakistani military and its spy agencies were concerned that these women would reveal some information t...

Our access to these widows? >> reporter: well, there was some doubt, some question the last week whether pakistan would give the u.s. access to these three widows of osama bin laden. these are three women, one of them yemeni women, two saudi women who were found in the compound, the safe house during the u.s. raid. these are women who certainly could have some valuable information about osama bin laden and his daily activity, and there was some speculation that perhaps pakistan was reluctant to ...

Rejected the allegation that bin laden had a support network here that included military or government officials. >> we know were not involved in it. we know that we are victim and there is no such thing at all. theres not an iota of doubt. >> you categorically deny that he had a support network here. >> no support network from the official sources. >> reporter: pakistans interior minister katd gorically denying that osama bin laden had a support network here. earlier last week on sunday, you ha...

One intelligence official told us earlier today that they would consider giving the u.s. access to these women once these wives countries of origins were notified. and now according to this report the pakistani government, the security establishment has decided to give the u.s. access. so again, certainly weve seen some tremendous pressure. putting some of that pressure on is none other than u.s. president barack obama earlier this week. so certainly this could be a move by pakistan to ease some...

>> and we know that one of the wives already told pakistani authorities that shed been living inside that compound for five years. theres obviously a lot more the u.s. would like to know. do we know kind of what access -- what information they may have or how much they knew about, you know, bin ladens activities? >> reporter: well, we dont at this point. but they certainly could know a lot. these are women who for all these years spent a lot of time with osama bin laden. they know a lot about hi...

This point. but they certainly could know a lot. these are women who for all these years spent a lot of time with osama bin laden. they know a lot about him, what he did over these years. they certainly could provide some information about how active he was operationally. they could possibly provide some information about al qaeda. and they could also provide information about pakistan, osama bin ladens support network if indeed he had one in this country. thats where things could get sticky for...

Pakistans security establishment could be part of that support network. again, i think washington was hoping for pakistan to use this episode with bin laden to perhaps announce a new direction, a more aggressive policy on extremism. when you looked and listened to the prime ministers speech today, certainly no indication thats going to happen. >> a message not only domestically for the people inside pakistan but also to washington as well. thank you, reza. well, establish from libya. a woman w...

Pakistan billions in economic and military aid and perhaps most importantly for the security establishment in pakistan they need the u.s. to give this country some leverage against its perennial enemy, india. i think theres no indication that this partnership will fall apart. >> how much of it -- we understand theres deep anti-american sentiment in pakistan to begin with and even more so after this pretty bold and daring raid by the united states without telling the pakistani government. when th...

Three wives and the eight or nine children and send them back home. one is from yemen and not clear where the others are from. and obviously the u.s. wants access to the wives, because they could have a lot of information and could have information that could also implicate pakistans security establishment and the pakistani official told us that they will only consider giving the u.s. access to these women once their origin countries have been notified, and it is not clear when that will happen,...