Pakistani police today published a "Most Wanted" poster offering rewards for the capture of a dozen men sought in connection with the three terrorist operations that have targeted Westerners in Karachi this year. The poster, which covered a quarter-page in the national daily Dawn, named suspects in the kidnapping and murder of American reporter Daniel Pearl, the May 8 car bombing that killed 11 French engineers and three Pakistanis, and the truck bombing of the U.S. Consulate a month later. In grouping the cases together, the appeal reflects the overlap investigators have found among the cases and among the groups blamed for them.
Hey! Careful, dammit! You knocked me over with that feather!
Heading the poster were five photos of Asif Ramzi, a militant wanted in the Pearl case and in sectarian killings. Police have said Ramzi took his name in homage to Ramzi Yousef, convicted of masterminding the 1993 truck bombing of the World Trade Center. Police are offering the equivalent of $50,000 in "head money" for Ramzi, and $25,000 each for two men pictured but identified only as "unknown associates" of his.
The advertisement also features photos of three men identified as associates of Saud Memon, the man believed to own the property where Pearl was held captive, killed and buried. Only one of the three associates, Abdul Rehman Sindhi, is identified by name.
A bearded young man identified as "Sharib" is listed as wanted for both the suicide bombing outside the consulate, which killed 12 Pakistanis, and the attack at the Sheraton Hotel, where the French engineers were boarding a bus.
A well-dressed man named Naveed Ul Hassan is also listed as wanted in the consulate case.
The poster also offers a $50,000 reward for a suspect, Naeem Bukhari, who Pakistani security sources had said privately last week was already in custody. A U.S. official said American investigators had not been notified of Bukhari's arrest but added that Pakistani police sometimes delay formal notice.
Two "unknown" activists of Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, a sectarian group, are also pictured. |