The annual budget of the local Taliban is more than Rs 4 billion, Dawn News quoted unidentified NWFP officials as saying on Wednesday. According to the channel, | A Khasadar force soldier is paid a monthly salary of Rs 3,000, while a Taliban mercenary gets Rs 6,000 a month. Local Taliban commanders receive as much as Rs 20,000 a month. |
the officials said that a Khasadar force soldier is paid a monthly salary of Rs 3,000, while a Taliban mercenary gets Rs 6,000 a month. Local Taliban commanders receive as much as Rs 20,000 a month, the channel said. Taliban fighters had almost taken over Bajaur Agency before the government launched a security operation there, the channel quoted the officials. It reported the officials as saying that the Taliban had killed more than 600 pro-government tribal leaders until now. The official stressed the need for short-term and long-term steps to counter tribal insurgencies and to carry out development projects in the region, Dawn News said. |