Pakistan bounties for Swat leaders

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Source: Al Jazeera

Pakistan has offered a cash reward of tens of thousands of dollars for the arrest of Maulana Fazlullah, the Islamic religious leader said to be behind of the Taliban's campaign in the Swat valley.

While a bounty of $62,000 was announced for Fazullah's capture, the government on Thursday also pledged varying rewards to all those who help in tracking down 20 other Taliban leaders.

The government list included Muslim Khan, the Swat Taliban spokesman.

"People providing authentic information leading to the capture - dead or alive - of these individuals will receive a cash reward," said an announcement published in leading newspapers, along with mugshots of those wanted.

In the latest violence in Pakistan, two blasts in the city of Peshawar killed at least five people and injured dozens of others on Thursday.



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