Pakistan increases reward for Taliban militants
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, May 30, IRNA -- Pakistan has increased reward it has offered for tips leading to the capture alive or dead of 21 Taliban leaders and commanders in Swat valley, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Friday.
A reward of five million rupees for information about Maulana Fazalullah, chief of Taliban in Swat, has been raised to 50 million rupees.
The bounty on 15 other wanted persons including Taliban’s spokesman Muslim Khan has been raised to Rs10 million. Muslim Khan, the most famous face in Taliban, had earlier carried four million rupees on his head.
Rewards for information about deputy of Taliban Shah Doran, and prominent commander Ibn-e-Amin also raised.
Shah Doran is known for his speeches on Taliban FM radio and is considered to be the hardliner among the Taliban leaders.
The government of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) welcomed the federal government decision to increase reward.
On Thursday, the Information Department of NWFP issued the names and pictures of 21 Taliban leaders with their positions to newspapers and TV channels.
It is the first time the government has announced rewards for the information leading to the arrest of the Taliban leaders since the security forces launched major offensives against the militants in Swat valley earlier this month.
The people have been asked to provide information to the government on three phone numbers and that the names of informers would be kept secret.
The advertisement said, “Are those Muslims and patriots who have deprived mothers, sisters and daughters of shelter in Malakand division? Think yourself. Such people are murderers of human being and deserved to be punished. Help the government to take them to justice”.
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End News / IRNA / News Code 514326
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