ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday offered a cash reward of
five million rupees for the arrest of radical cleric Mullah Fazlullah,
the architect of a Taliban uprising in the Swat valley.
The
government listed names and published mug shots of 20 other militants,
including Swat Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan, who are wanted dead or
alive as the military pressed a month-long offensive against militants
in the northwest.
‘People providing authentic information leading
to the capture—dead or alive—of these individuals will receive a cash
reward,’ said the picture announcement published in leading newspapers.
The
advertisement was captioned with a Quranic verse and its Urdu
translation: ‘Don't spread anarchy on the land.’ Fazlullah carries the
top reward of five million rupees, while rewards for his associates
vary from one to four million rupees.
‘Can the people who
deprived mothers, sisters and daughters of their roofs and rendered
them homeless in their own country be called Muslim and patriotic
Pakistanis?’ said the advertisement.
‘Such people are indeed
killers of humanity and deserve punishment. Please decide yourself and
help the government bring them to justice.’
According to the
government’s announcement, anyone providing information leading to the
arrest of any of these militants will be awarded a cash prize and
his/her identity will be kept secret.—AFP/DawnNews
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