Islamabad, March 04: Twenty men who allegedly helped plan and carry out the Mumbai attacks, including several Lashker-e-Toiba operatives, figure among the 119 “most wanted” terrorists in Pakistan but the list excludes top leaders of Pakistani Taliban and Jaish-e-Mohammed.
The 20 men are wanted in connection with a case registered by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and have been booked under provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act, Pakistan Penal Code and a cyber crimes law.
They figure in the “Red Book” or list of 119 “most wanted terrorists” that was drawn up by the FIA in October last year with help from provincial police forces.
However, the name of JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar or that of the top leaders of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan do not figure in the list.
–PTI