"Just as Mullah Omar is giving strategic direction for the Taliban from Quetta, al Qaeda senior leadership is in the FATA (Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas bordering Afghanistan) doing its planning," a senior U.S. administration official said on Friday, without giving the source of the intelligence."The iconic leaders of al Qaeda -- Zawahri, bin Laden and people like (Abu Laith) al-Libi are in the tribal areas of Pakistan," the official added.