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India-Pakistan
God Father of the Taliban Killed in Pakistan
2011-01-24
[Tolo News] Former top ISI official, Colonel Imam, known as the 'god father of the Taliban' was killed after his family failed to pay the demanded ransom, reports say.
Thanks, guys. Thanks a...BANG!
Colonel Imam was kidnapped along with a British journalist and Khalid Khwaja on the way to North Wazoo capital of Miranshah.

Usman Punjabi was believed to be criminal masterminding the abduction.

The kidnapping group had demanded around Rs 5 million in ransom.

Security Officials have confirmed the death.

The dead body of colonel Imam is said to be with kidnappers who have demanded money for returning the body.
Well, they didn't want him alive, what makes them think they want him dead?
They wanted him dead, they just don't want the stinking corpse...
Colonel Imam has left four offspring behind, including two sons and two daughters.

Colonel Imam, speaking in Urdu in a video footage had warned that he would unveil intelligence secrets about Afghanistan, India, the United States, Russia and other countries, if Pakistain's government did not accelerate its attempts for his release.
Let's hope he did. That could be ever so much more fun than WikiLeaks.
Hard for a dead man to spill secrets. Wonder if the ISI his family refused to pay the ransom and dared the kidnappers to kill him.
There is the possibility that he spilled his secrets before he died... or gave them the key to a secret safety deposit box stuffed full of documents ...
"I urge the President, the Prime Minister and Chief of the Army to accept the demands of the Lashkar-e- Jagnoi as soon as possible," Imam had said in a video.

Colonel Imam was one of the key figures in Pakistain's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and had criminal masterminded the formation of Taliban in Pakistain.
Posted by:Fred

#1  What happened to the British journalist and other guy? I wonder if the journalist helped with the kidnapping (in which case he will be released at some point) or if he was a real journalist.
Posted by: Martini   2011-01-24 16:42  

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