Islamabad , Pakistan ( CNN ) -- Pakistani authorities have started legal proceedings against the widows of former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden for allegedly entering Pakistan illegally and alleged forgery , Pakistan 's interior minister told reporters Thursday . The widows are in the custody of Pakistani authorities , Minister Rehman Malik said . Last year , Pakistan told U.S. officials that three wives of bin Laden , who was killed in Pakistan by U.S. forces last year , were living in the country . Malik said two of bin Laden 's widows have been detained . The status of the third widow , who authorities reported last year was also residing in Pakistan , was not immediately clear Thursday . 2011 : U.S. interviews `` hostile '' bin Laden widows . `` Their entry into Pakistan was illegal , '' Malik said . `` They also did not inform the authorities that they were living here . `` And there were many other incidents where deception and forgery was committed , '' Malik told reporters . The widows have already been presented in court and are now in custody , the minister added . `` The most important thing is that the women are kept in a proper manner , and keeping this in mind they have been kept in a proper house which has been declared a sub-jail , '' Malik said . Pakistan 's Federal Investigation Agency initiated the proceedings against the widows three days ago . `` They can have their own lawyers , and they will have the whole liberty to defend themselves in the court , '' Malik said . The children of the widows are n't included in the proceedings and are free to live in the country , he explained . `` There is no case on the children . Only the adult family members , who knew the law and who abetted Osama , have had a case registered against them , '' Malik said . `` A five-bedroom house has been given to them , so the children feel they are in their own home and have been given every type of facility , food and shelter , as though it were their own home , '' he added . Nasir Habib in Islamabad and CNN 's Michael Martinez in Los Angeles contributed to this report .
NEW : This means the product will ship as received by the manufacturer, sealed, with all advertised components, and with the manufacturer warranty. NEW : Two widows and their children are being detained in a five-bedroom house . `` They will have the whole liberty to defend themselves in the court , '' minister says . Former al Qaeda leader 's widows being investigated for alleged forgery , illegal entry .