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Lahore attack: Pak gives 'clean chit' to LeT, JuD

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Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 1223 hrs IST
Lahore attack

Islamabad Admitting that the attack on Sri Lankan cricketers was a "complete security lapse," a report on the incident by Pakistani authorities has blamed "some foreign countries" for the audacious strikes, while giving a clean chit to outlawed terror groups - LeT and JuD.

The attack was planned and financed by "some foreign countries" and militants based in the restive South Waziristan tribal region might have been used by the perpetrators, 'Dawn newspaper' quoted the report as saying.

The 40-point report, which was presented by Interior Ministry Chief Rehman Malik to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday, has pulled up senior police officer for not being able to arrest any of the 12 terrorists involved in the attack.

The police force did not reach the scene of the assault for at least half an hour and a "complete security lapse" gave a free hand to terrorists to carry out the attack and , the report notes.

The report has not yet been made public by the government and there was no official word on the development.

Sources said the report would be reviewed by all intelligence and security agencies before it is shared with the Sri Lankan government.

According to the report, police have so far arrested only five persons who had allegedly helped the terrorists.

A white car believed to have been used in the attack and impounded by police was sold in Sialkot and had been brought to Lahore for the assault, the report said.

The TV channel quoted the report as saying that no evidence had been found of the involvement of the Lashkar-e-Taiba or its front organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawah.

Eight persons were killed and over 20 others, including seven players and a coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team, were injured when a dozen heavily armed terrorists targeted a bus taking the players to a stadium in the heart of Lahore on March 3.

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Pak Attack by Garynath Meghraga on 10 Jun 2009

Pakistan is full of dangerous liars. They will sink to unfathomable depths to protect their image... which is laughable really, because their image stinks.

Hats to Pak by Rhino on 21 Mar 2009

We are still waiting to see Pak giving a clean chit to all the 12 terrorist who attacked the Sri Lanka Team.Pak may also claim that it was Sri Lanka Team who had actually attacked the terrorist.

Pak ill give clean chits 2 criminals by Rhino on 21 Mar 2009

I heard Pakistan is also planning to give a clean chits to all the 12 terrorist who attacked the Sri Lanka Team.

ATTACK ON CRICKETERS by Balu on 21 Mar 2009

It is now very clear that Pakistan Government is loosing its control and militants and Terrorists are gaining the power which is going to create unrest in SOUTH ASIAN REGION

Easy Clean Chit by Hero Vaz on 20 Mar 2009

Pak has given clean chits to LeT and JuD because they didn't set them up, which they normally.

Clean Chit by Shit by nobleguy on 20 Mar 2009

Keep it up you Pakis, the whole world knows!

failed by vijai on 20 Mar 2009

Pakistan has to lie continously to hide a lie which it said already. it going to be a great turmoil politically. it has already became a failed state and a prey for american intrest of asia.

Terror attack by bipin on 20 Mar 2009

pakistan is a laughing stock of the world. they would stoop so low is un believable. their prime minister, president and their military establishments are nothing short morons. they digging their own grave at astronomical speed.

Pakis are making a fool of themselves by Jayant Wakde on 20 Mar 2009

I feel sorry for this great nation with a great religion. Its government is making itself look a perfect ass in international world.They are jumping from one morass into another, and evrytime they are going deeper.

Lahore attack...... by Tapan Bose(Flt.Lt.-IAF.Retd.) on 20 Mar 2009

I am COMPLETELY IN AGREEMENT with Rajan,Roy

ANY CRIMINAL WANTS ANY-TYPE OF CHIT, CONTACT PAK GOVT. by dv.sharma on 20 Mar 2009

First clean-chit was given by PCB. Now Govt. is issuing CHITS to own sponsered Terrorists. PAKISTAN is Heaven for Criminals.

Very seclulllular report, our Lallu jee and Judge Banner jee must have helped in writing it by Seclullular on 20 Mar 2009

Very seclulllular report, our Lallu jee and Judge Banner jee must have helped in writing it

Pakistan's clean chit to LeT,juD on attack on Sri Lankan Cricketeers at Lahore by Rajan on 20 Mar 2009

You never know how many sommersaults these Paki's are goint to make before falling in the grave they dug actually for others. These Pakis are fabulous artful dodgers and political tricksters. They will do everything to conceal the real truth that they did it with state complicity just to ease pressure from International community,UN,USA and India to come clean on their shoddy proble on Mumbai terror attack on innocent civilians.They are unable to wash their dirty linen of their incompetence,security failure and connivance of state sponsord(ISI) terrorists and the well known complicity of their intelligence agencies. The Pakistani players did not accomany their srilankar counterparts in the same car because they were already tipped by the ISI and security agencies to take a different car and diffierent route altogether. The whole world will not beleive these Pakis..The question is whether SriLankan Govt will accept the findings of these villy Paki agencies!!!

Pak let the Let go by Roy on 20 Mar 2009

Pakistan did not catch any terrorist during or after the attck because then it will come out that Let was behind the attack. The captuered gun man will reveal the involvement of Let. So they let them freely go away on the back of the bike!!!!! Now as there is no evidence from any captuered terrorist Pakistan is free to blam a "Foreign Country". In Bomby attack a gun man was caprured and he coffesed that he was a Let man unlike in Lahor

FAILED COUNTRY by KUMAR on 20 Mar 2009

Pakistan will even give a clean chit to Kasb the terrorist arrested in the 26-11-08 Mumbai terror attack spineless government is in power in Pakistan the president speaks one thing and the primeminister speaks another ,Pakistan is a failed country no one can save them.

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