Top militant Abdullah Shah Mehsud held

Published November 27, 2009

Tehrik-i-Taliban chief Hakeemullah Mehsud demonstrates his skills in the presence of his fighters.-File photo

ISLAMABAD Pakistan has paid out the equivalent of nearly $120,000 over the arrest of a leader of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the military said on Thursday.

It is the first time Pakistan has announced the payment of a reward since it offered $5 million for information leading to the capture, dead or alive, of Hakimullah Mehsud and his lieutenants.

'Security forces have arrested wanted terrorist Abdullah Shah Mehsud' in the town of Tank, said the military in a statement. 'He had a head money of Rs10 million,' the military said in a statement.

'The head money has been paid to the informer.'

Abdullah Shah Mehsud was number 17 on a list of wanted militants released on Nov two that carried rewards of between Rs10 and 50 million for the leadership of Taliban.—AFP

Our Miramshah Correspondent adds Army planes on Thursday dropped pamphlets in Mirali to publicise details about the reward for information leading to the arrest of TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud and his 17 fellow terrorists.

The pamphlets carried three telephone numbers, asking people to give information regarding the wanted militants. It also said that identity of informers would remain confidential.

Residents reported having seen copies of the pamphlet in Pashto. But the pamphlets are being circulated at a time when most of the militants have already left the area.

Sources said that the top leadership of TTP had fled South Waziristan well before the start of military operation and might have taken shelter in North Waziristan.

 

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