Pak draws up list of 83 high-profile terrorists

Pakistan has drawn up a list of 83 high-profile terrorists wanted for various crimes,
ranging from an attack on former president Pervez Musharraf to fanning the separatist movement in Balochistan, with Baloch leader Bhramdagh Bugi topping the list.

The list, prepared by the interior ministry, includes 41 terrorists from Punjab province, 21 from Sindh, 13 from Balochistan and eight from the North West Frontier Province.Bugti tops the list, with 31 First Information Reports registered against him, the Daily Times newspaper reported.

A majority of the terrorists on the list belong to sectarian and terrorist group, including the Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan.

A majority of the "most wanted" terrorists belong to the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan and are wanted for high-profile cases, including assassination attempts on Musharraf, former premier Shaukat Aziz and the army's Karachi Corps commander, blasts at the Sheraton hotel and foreign embassies and arms smuggling.

The terrorists are also wanted for targeted killings of doctors, police and intelligence officials and security personnel, kidnapping for ransom and attacks on Shia prayer

halls and mosques.

            The Special Investigation Group of the Federal Investigation Agency has been directed to arrest the "most wanted" terrorists.The SIG was formed in 2003 to combat terrorism and is mandated to identify, investigate and eliminate terrorist activities threatening the security and sovereignty of Pakistan.