Al Qaida's branch in Yemen has offered to pay tens of thousands of dollars to anyone who kills the US ambassador in Sanaa or an American soldier in the country. ...
03:59 AM, Dec 31, 2012
Islamabad: A Pakistani minister, who offered a $100,000 bounty on the head of an anti-Islam filmmaker, on Friday defended his decision despite wide condemnation. Addressing a gathering at a mosque on Friday, Railway Minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour said he will not withdraw the offer of bounty. The Pakistani government has disassociated itself from the offer, Xinhua reported. Bilour sparked international condemnation when he offered the bounty and urged the Taliban...
01:05 AM, Sep 29, 2012
Islamabad: The Pakistan government today made it clear that one of its minister's offer of a bounty of USD 100,000 for the maker of an anti-Islam film did not represent official policy but did not say whether any action would be taken against him. Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Khan said Railway Minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour's announcement of a bounty for the maker of the offensive anti-Islam film "was representative of...
12:51 PM, Sep 24, 2012
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has condemned a minister's announcement of a $100,000 reward for killing the filmmaker of an anti-Islam US film, Dawn reported on Sunday. The movie's 14-minute trailer posted on YouTube has evoked protests in various parts of the country and the Muslim world. Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf's spokesperson Shafqat Jalil told the BBC the government "absolutely disassociated" itself from comments by Railway Minister Ghulam Ahmad...
12:05 AM, Sep 24, 2012
Ghulam Ahmed Bilour, who heads the Railway Ministry, announced a bounty of $ 100,000 on the head of the maker of an 'anti-Islam' film that has sparked violent protests. He also called upon the banned Taliban and al Qaeda to join him in the "sacred mission". ...
09:04 AM, Sep 23, 2012
Moscow: An Iranian religious foundation has raised its reward for the killing of British writer Salman Rushdie to $3.3 million, a media report said. The reward of the 15 Khordad Foundation was increased by $500,000, the ISNA news agency reported on Sunday. The announcement comes amidst a wave of riots that swept across the globe after the release of the US-made short film titled 'Innocence of Muslims', although the novelist...
09:49 AM, Sep 17, 2012
New Delhi: The $ 10 million bounty on Lashkar-e-Toiba founder and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed was the subject of a verbal tit-for-tat at an interaction Home Secretary RK Singh had with journalists in Islamabad last week. At the media conference after the two-day Home Secretary level talks, a Pakistani journalist asked Singh whether India would 'pocket' the $ 10 million bounty offered by the United States for providing evidence leading...
07:48 AM, May 29, 2012
Kolkata: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday confirmed that the US has announced a bounty for terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba's founder and Jamat-ud-Dawa's chief Hafiz Saeed. "I authorised award for Hafiz Saeed who was responsible for attacks in Mumbai. It may take longer than we like but we will stand with you and trying to make that happen. India and US are greatest rebukes to religious discrimination," said...
11:22 AM, May 07, 2012
Lahore: The US Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, on Sunday claimed that the US government never offered a bounty on JuD Chief Hafiz Saeed, a suspect in the Mumbai 26/11 attacks, and argued that the Pakistani media had misreported the issue. "Pakistani media is very active and responsible but it misreported the issue of Hafiz Saeed. Though Hafiz Saeed is a suspected accused of the Mumbai terror attacks, the US...
08:38 AM, Apr 30, 2012
Islamabad: Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has turned down a "request" from the Pakistan government to limit his public appearances and activities after the US announced a $10-million bounty for him, according to a media report on Tuesday. Government agencies had "advised" Saeed not to participate in public rallies for the time being, unnamed associates of Saeed were quoted as saying by The Express Tribune newspaper. PML-N leader Pervez Rasheed,...
04:02 PM, Apr 24, 2012
Hafiz Saeed has moved the Lahore High Court asking it to stop Pakistani authorities from taking any action against him under pressure from the US. ...
02:10 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief Imran Khan slams the US bounty on Hafiz Saeed, says the charges must be first proved in a court of law. ...
11:17 PM, Apr 14, 2012
Washington: The Obama administration on Thursday said it announced a bounty of $10 million on Hafiz Saeed to bring him to justice as it was convinced that the LeT founder had played a key role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. "I don't believe he has (been indicted in a US court), but we certainly want to see him brought to justice," State Department spokesperson Mark Toner said. He also...
04:40 AM, Apr 06, 2012
Islamabad: The case of Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed is an "internal issue" and any evidence against him should be provided to Pakistan so that the courts can take action, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Thursday. Gilani made the remarks while responding to points raised by lawmakers during a joint session of the National Assembly and Senate about the $10 million bounty offered by the US for...
11:14 PM, Apr 05, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday sought "concrete evidence" from the US against top Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) leaders Hafiz Mohammad Saeed and Abdul Rehman Makki following the announcement of bounties for them, saying this was necessary to "proceed legally" in the matter. "Pakistan would prefer to receive concrete evidence to proceed legally rather than to be engaging in a public discussion on this issue," Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said in response to...
09:09 PM, Apr 04, 2012
Experts in India are of the view that America has acted in its own interest by putting bounty on Hafiz Saeed. ...
08:05 AM, Apr 04, 2012
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10:41 PM, Apr 03, 2012
Lahore: The Jamaat-ud-Dawah beefed up security at the residence of its chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed in the Pakistani city of Lahore after the US announced a 10-million dollar bounty for the man accused of masterminding the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Besides nine policemen from Punjab Police deployed at Saeed's two-storey home at E Block of Jouhar Town, the JuD posted more armed volunteers to ensure foolproof security. JuD leaders said they...
08:02 PM, Apr 03, 2012
New Delhi: The United States on Tuesday announced a bounty of 10 million dollars on Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed. However, there is more to the development than one can see. Saeed is wanted in India for his involvement in the 26/11 carnage. Soon after the US announced the reward, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said, "India welcomes this new initiative of the US. This...
05:11 PM, Apr 03, 2012
Islamabad: Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has become one of only four terrorist leaders for whom the US has offered a bounty of $ 10 million, joining the likes of Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar. The only person with a higher bounty on his head than these four terrorist leaders is al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, for whom the US has offered a reward of $ 25 million under its...
12:25 PM, Apr 03, 2012
