Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour on Saturday announced a reward of $100,000 for the person who kills the producer of the anti-Islam film. Talking to reporters, the minister said there was no other way to lodge a protest and instill fear among the blasphemers other than murder of the filmmaker. Bilour said the rich should donate money for the purpose.
He said he knew that he was committing a crime by instigating people for murder, but he was ready to be a criminal for this cause. “If a case is lodged against me in the international court, I will ask people to hand me over to them. I want to show these countries that we will not tolerate any such thing.” He also condemned the burning of a church in Mardan by protesters on Friday and expressed grief over the incident. “Christians and the Hindus are our brothers and are Pakistanis,” he said.