Islamabad: Stepping up the hunt for militants closely linked to al-Qaeda, Pakistan today (Aug 18, 2004) published pictures of six most wanted terrorists, including a member of the banned Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) who is accused of masterminding the twin suicide attack on President Pervez Musharaf, and offered big rewards for information leading to their capture.

Rs two crore reward has been announced for the capture of Jaish's Amjad Hussain alias Amjad Farooqi, identified as the most clever operator by Musharraf and believed to be the mastermind of various attacks in Pakistan including last year's two suicide bomb attacks on the President.

Along with Farooqi, Rs two crore reward was announced for information leading to the capture of Libyan national Abu Faraj Al Libbi alias Dr Taufeeq.

Rewards ranging from Rs one crore to Rs 50 lakh have been announced for the capture of Mati-ur-Rehman alias Samad from Multan, Monsoor alias Chota Ibrahim from Karachi, Qari Ehsan alias Shahid of Bahwalpur and Omar Aqdas alias Sohail from Sheikhapura district.

The photographs of all the six men were published prominently in the form of advertisements issued by the Government in the local newspapers.

"Above individuals are wanted for acts of terrorism. Government of Pakistan officers cash reward to person giving information leading to their arrest. Identification of the informer would be kept secret," the advertisement said.