Rehman announces reward, protection for Taliban info

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday announced a reward of 10 million rupees (around 120,000 dollars) to anyone providing information about the Taliban, as Islamabad struggles to defeat the militants.

"The government will make arrangements to settle the informers and their families anywhere in the country, even abroad, if they fear that Taliban might hurt them," interior minister Rehman Malik told reporters.

Rehman said that most Taliban belonged to the banned outfits Laskhar-e-Jhangvi and Sipah-e-Sahaba.