Author: Dawn C. Chmielewski
Publication: The Indian Express
Date: March 5, 2010
URL: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/11-mumbai-accused-figure-in-pak-red-book/587088/
A list of wanted persons prepared by Pakistan's
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) names 119 individuals - including the 11
persons accused in the Mumbai attacks on November 26, 2008, but there are
no details on the bounty in case of their arrests.
The list, known as the "red book",
also includes names of those involved in attacks on former Benazir Bhutto,
Pervez Musharraf and the Marriott Hotel attack in Islamabad. However, it does
not mention prominent Taliban leaders, a BBC Urdu report stated.
Although the list is incomplete, it includes
sufficient information on suspected militants. The list, received by BBC Urdu,
was prepared in October 2009. It includes details on the most dangerous individuals
and has been put together with the assistance of provincial police departments
and Islamabad police.
What is interesting is that militant leaders
from FATA and Swat have not figured in the red book. There is no mention of
the Tehrik-e-Taliban leadership in the red book.
An important name in the list is that of Attock's
Abdur Rahman, who is said to be associated with the group form by Darul Uloom
Haqqania's Qari Ismail. Rahman was involved in the attack on Benazir Bhutto
on instructions from slain Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud.
