ISLAMABAD, June 21: A traders’ association here on Thursday announced a reward of Rs10 million for anyone beheading novelist Salman Rushdie following Britain’s decision to award him a knighthood.
The announcement came during a protest by 200 traders at Aabpara market, an AFP photographer said.
“We will give Rs10 million to anyone who beheads Rushdie,” Islamabad Traders’ Association secretary-general Ajmal Baluch told the cheering crowd.
He also called on Muslim countries to boycott British products in protest.
Participants chanted ‘Cut off the head of Salman Rushdie!’ and carried placards calling for him to be killed.—AFP
