A former Pak politician has offered a $200,000 bounty for anyone who kills the maker of a US-made anti-Islam film insulting the Holy Prophet and angering Moslems around the world.Ikramullah Shahid made the offer at a rally Monday in the northwestern city of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
, before a crowd of about 15,000 people.
The rally was led by the Difa-e-Pakistain Council (DPC), an umbrella organization of right-wing Islamic parties and jihadist outfits. Shahid is a member of the group.
This is the second such offer made by someone in Pakistain. Federal Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour earlier offered $100,000 for the man behind the disrespectful film.
Outraged Moslems have rallied against the film. At least 23 people have died in protests in Pakistain against the film.