Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Pakistan Compensates Taliban $6 Million For Those Killed in Fighting

h/t Anonymous in my Taliban post below

at Gateway Pundit

Pakistan Compensates Taliban $6 Million For Those Killed in Fighting

The Pakistani Government is paid the Taliban $6 million bucks for killing its members who were fighting against the government.AKI reported, via ROP:

Pakistani militants in the country's northwest are understood to have received 480 million rupees (6 million dollars) in compensation after agreeing to a cease conflict with government forces for an indefinite period. Well-placed security sources have told Adnkronos International (AKI) that the militants agreed to lay down their arms and endorse the deal between the government and local leader Sufi Mohammad to impose Sharia law in the region.

"The amount has been paid through a backchannel, " a senior security official told AKI on condition of anonymity.

"It is compensation for those who were killed during military operations and compensation for the properties destroyed by the security forces. In fact, negotiations for this package were finalised well before Maulana Sufi Mohammad
signed a peace deal."

1 comment:

Matt said...

From the AKI article

"All the tribal areas come under the president's jurisdiction and a special aid package, including a donation from the US, was designated for the tribal area by the president's office and distributed through the governor's office in the North West Frontier Province."

Why is President Obama so silent on this? He should be threatening to stop giving Pakistan money if they are going to give it to the Taliban.