Pakistan plays down minister's offer of reward for filmmaker's death

Pakistan has tried to distance itself from the offer by one of its cabinet ministers to pay anyone who kills the maker of the anti-Islam film.

Pakistan plays down minister's offer of reward for filmmaker's death
Mon, 24 Sep, 2012 - 13:56

Pakistan has tried to distance itself from the offer by one of its cabinet ministers to pay anyone who kills the maker of the anti-Islam film.

The US$100,000 (€77,029) offer by Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour has drawn criticism in Pakistan even though anger against the film runs high in the predominantly Muslim country.

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