Sohaib

It was a Pakistani IT consultant by the name of Sohaib Athar, who began Tweeting in the early morning hours of May 1 about strange helicopters flying over his Abbottabad home.

Bin Laden's Death And The Information Revolution 2011

It was a Pakistani IT consultant by the name of Sohaib Athar, who began Tweeting in the early morning hours of May 1 about strange helicopters flying over his Abbottabad home.

Forbes.com: News Gary Shapiro 2011

In the Twitter world, he's known as "ReallyVirtual," an appropriate designation for Sohaib Athar, the Pakistani whose "real time" reporting of the assassination of Osama bin Laden has given him notoriety he'd probably prefer not to have.

Steve McSwain: New Rules For The Global Neighborhood Steve McSwain 2011

Sohaib Fallah said they have tried to contact family in Libya but like most others there, they have no telephone or Internet access.

Americans worry about safety of relatives in Libya 2011

Below are some responses from Pakistanis including Sohaib Athar aka @ReallyVirtual who was very kind to let us use his cafe to conduct interviews.

Sobia Ali: Voices of Pakistan: Why do Pakistanis Have Such Mixed Opinions About America? Sobia Ali 2011

What's also clear from Sohaib's tweets is that he had only recently arrived at Abbottabad, Osama's hideout in what has been described as a quiet community two hours from the capital city of Islamabad.

Steve McSwain: New Rules For The Global Neighborhood Steve McSwain 2011

I hope its not the start of something nasty :-SBreaking one of the biggest counter-terrorism stories ever might usually get you a Pulitzer, but for 33-year-old IT programmer Sohaib Athar, it just upped his Twitter followers by 100,000 or so.

Our pick of the week: The story, the stat, the quote, the tweet 2011

Sohaib Fallah said they have tried to contact family in Libya but like most others there, they have no telephone or Internet access.

Americans worry about safety of relatives in Libya 2011

Shortly after midnight last Sunday, Sohaib Athar, an IT entrepreneur in the small northern Pakistani town of Abbottabad, heard helicopters as he worked on his computer.

Osama bin Laden: dead, but still a spectre for the world 2011

I hear Sohaib today in the endless debates about whether women, gays, or lesbians should actually be regarded as human beings and so granted equal rights in the neighborhood; and

Steve McSwain: New Rules For The Global Neighborhood Steve McSwain 2011