Islamabad announces reward for Taliban leaders 'dead or alive'

Pakistani authorities have promised rewards worth five million dollars for information leading to the capture of a number of senior Taliban officials.

By News Wires (text)

AFP - Pakistan on Monday offered rewards worth five million dollars for information leading to the capture, dead or alive, of Tehreek-e-Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud and 18 other lieutenants.

The rewards were offered in a black and white government advertisement on the front page of The News daily and flashed on Pakistani television channels overnight.

"Anyone who captures these people dead or alive or provides concrete information, the government will award them a cash reward," it said.

"The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) terrorists are daily involved in deadly activities and because of their activities innocent Muslims are going to the valley of death," it added.

The largest rewards, of 50 million Pakistan rupees (600,240 dollars), were offered for TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud, senior leader Wali ur-Rehman Mehsud and Qari Hussain Mehsud, once described as a master trainer of suicide bombers.

Eleven other commanders had rewards of 20 million rupees and rewards of 10 million rupees were on offer for five others.

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Date created : 02/11/2009

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terrorism in pakistan

by Anonyme - 03/11/2009 - 23:11

hei,i am sure all of these people behind those attacks r outsiders because a patriot who love his own country or being as a muslim never ever wants to bomb any where in the world specially own home land,these people if suppose they r muslims then the are uneducated or greedy who wants only bloody dead bodies they dont have any cause or nation religion maybe also dont have PARENTS who teachs them and sure they never had a love & respects from their parents or children or sublings,these people are enourmously deprived full of anger ,hunger jealous and illetrate and those who are helping them are also outsiders who wants to destroy pakistan and avoid the kashmirs problem or build under ground tunnels and also try to scare people to their daily life meets,and some powerfull countries helping these terrorist to destabelising pakistan and stop the economical and developing growth.

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where to find these guys

by Anonyme - 02/11/2009 - 22:00

How about a reward for catching the guys sitting inside the President house and the Prime Minister house? Those guys are as much a part of the problem as these taliban are.