The names of Fazlullah and Mangal Bagh feature on the list that includes high-profile militants and proclaimed offenders from 22 districts of the province and adjoining tribal areas.. PHOTO: AFP
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has announced a Rs10 million reward for information leading to the arrest or death of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Mullah Fazlullah and Lashkar-e-Islam chief Mangal Bagh Afridi, sources said on Monday.
The provincial government has prepared a list of 615 high-profile militants and proclaimed offenders and is offering a combined bounty of Rs760 million, highly credible sources told Express News. The names of Fazlullah and Mangal Bagh feature on the list that includes high-profile militants and proclaimed offenders from 22 districts of the province and adjoining tribal areas.
According to official documents, a copy of which is available with Express News, 213 militants and proclaimed offenders wanted to the police in various crimes belong to Peshawar district followed by 59 from Swat, 46 each from Kohat and DI Khan and 31 from Dir Upper district.
Similarly, 26 militants hail from Mardan district, 25 from Charsadda, 20 each from Nowshera and Buner, 18 from Bannu, 15 each from Lakki Marwat, Hangu and Dir Lower, eight from Mansehra, seven from Kohistan, five from Haripur, four from Batagram, three from Abbottabad and two each from Shangla and Chitral districts. Interestingly, the list does not include any name from Karak and Torghar districts. The bounties for these militants and proclaimed offenders range between Rs0.5 million and Rs10 million, officials said.
On April 29, 2014, the provincial finance department had sent back a list of high-profile militants prepared by the police office for approval of bounty after it transpired that several names featured on the list more than once. The list – prepared by the police office and counter-terrorism department – included the names of around 320 high-profile militants.
The list had been sent to the chief minister for approval of head money but when it reached the finance department, officials there refused to approve the amount calculated at over Rs1.5 billion after they found that a number of names were mentioned twice. The list was subsequently sent back to the home department with observations.
A total of seven lists have been prepared so far with names of different high-profile militants in each. The first was made on March 21, the second on 26th, third on 27th, fourth on 28th, fifth on 30th and sixth on April 1, 2014 while the last list was finalised in 2015.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 6th, 2015.
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@Punjab: Sorry my friend, but I am totally against PMLN and the interior minister who raves about his relationship with the Lal Masjid criminals. I call it like it is, and IK has been deplorable on his stand towards the terrorists. I respect his political movement, but he is and has been dead wrong, and condemnable on his approach on the terrorists. I just hope saner people in his party drill some sense into his inflexible brain on this topic or he will never gain enough support.
@goggi (Lahore) - Now that's hilarious!!! LoL!!!
Pakistan without talibans is like a harmonium without black keys !!!
@Pindi Kid: Well this u turn by Imran is indeed the naya Pakistan. Remember he had said he will not marry until naya Pakistan is achieved?
He is looking so Handsome.
Did they check in their army cantonments before announcing this bounty?
He might be sitting comfortably in one of the sprawling mansions in Abbottabad or some other army cantonment, while they announce this bounty as an eyewash and while ordinary mortals continue looking for him around....
I have reservation that not a single rupee will be spent. Nobody will give any tip leading to the arrest or death of the militant on whose head the bounty has been offered. 1st the fear and the second doubt in the mind about the sincerity on the part of the police and or the authority entrusted for such payment.
i invite him to PC Bhurban.....a trip we would remember, dear chief
@ Pindi Kid
Well IK named TTP and lashkar many times....but thats not important Can your PM Nawaz or Interior Minister who are in charge of this for the time being can name them? Did PM name TTP during his televised speech?
10 million rupees, wow! Why not offer them some bread and a cup of tea instead? Maybe you should realize the devastating costs of strategic assets on the economy and the future of Pakistan.
You could offer a lot more of a bounty for one.
Thought there was a US bounty on his head. For $5 million dollars.
In other words, the provincial government is valuing the life of the person who will go through all of the troubles for Rp 10M... are you kidding me? I believe the bounty should be up to 40M if you want to push someone to go beyond those lines. A big chunk of money would atleast buy him and his family the protection that he will need afterwards.
Bravo for KP. Does this mean IK has changed his mind about the organization he refuses to name? He still calls TTP "whoever they are".
I would like to invite him at The Monal Restaurant for dinner :)
Is that picture of a rare Pakistani animal species ?