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Lahore attack: Terrorists entered from India, says Pak

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Posted: Mar 03, 2009 at 1341 hrs IST
Lahore attack

Islamabad A Pakistani minister accused India of being behind the attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in the city of Lahore on Tuesday, saying the attackers had crossed into Pakistan from India.

"The evidence which we have got shows that these terrorists entered from across the border from India," Sardar Nabil Ahmed Gabol, Minister of State for Shipping, told private Geo television. "This was a conspiracy to defame Pakistan internationally."

"This incident took place in reaction to 26/11," he said referring to the Mumbai attacks in November in which at least 170 people were killed. "It is a declaration of open war on Pakistan by India," said the minister, who is not one of the government's official spokesmen, but belongs to President Asif Ali Zardari's party.

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Attack on Srilanka by Kalpathy Venkataraman on 03 Mar 2009

Pakistan was responsible for the creation of the terrorist monster and now they pay a big price for it. Now Pakistan is going with a begging bowl from country to country for aid. Export of terrorism is one of the services provided by Pakistan that brings a lot of foreign exchange from the Arab countries. Other countries like US and Europe are simply paying ransom to Pakistan so that the terrorists don't end up in their country. Pakistan's army, ISI and LET are all same;but with different names. It is time for the world body to collectively come to senses and put an end to this menace. Even Bangladesh suspects Pakistan's hand in the recent BDR revolt. We need an aggressive leader to combat the menace before it is too late.

THE LUNATIC LEADERS OF PAKISTAN by M.Arun on 03 Mar 2009

This man, Sardar Nabil Ahmed Gabol, like the rest of the thuggish, feudalistic, nepotistic, despotic mentally deranged leaders of Pakistan, is eating his heart out to frame India. Sardar Nabil Ahmed Gobl, gobble up what you said if you have any courage, decency, and self-respect. Iran and Pakistan are the key nations waging guerrilla war against the world. It is time for an embargo (land, sea and air) imposed on Pakistan and it must well coordinated and robust with or without UN backing. The world does not want to see the gory ghosts of Hitler, Goebbles, Goring, Greim... and other leading Nazis. The US must put an end, to the insidious monster with its tentacles well spread far and wide it had created.

Another ploy by Rakesh on 03 Mar 2009

Here is another attack by ISI, now some innocents will be taken as suspects while the real people who carried the attack will be having a party with ISI and government officials and at the same time planning their next attack. People of Pakistan should know that their leaders are taking them to stone-age. The army generals are leading a royal life playing golf while the politicians are moving around in suits and designer ties crying foul. For all we know the ties would have been bought from ebay using America’s money. The world should take notice of this.

Sri Lanka attack by V V S Prasad on 03 Mar 2009

Still our government wants to maintain the Bus,Air ,train services.It is a shame. When you want to make friends with a terrorist nation, you also will be called one day pro-terrorist. Any how Congress party is like that.

conspiracy to divert attention from ongoing investigation by Kamal on 03 Mar 2009

This attack is simply carried out by the terrorist trained by ISI, as Pakistan is already in intense Pressure from the world community for acting against the terrorist organization involved in Mumbai attack. One more thing that primarily investigation in Babngladesh also shows links of Pakistan in assassination of BDR officer. In the future it will put Pakistan in very huge Pressure from the International community as Bangladesh incidence is much bigger than the Lahore incident. This incident is preplanned by the ISI to divert the attention from current investigation. May be in the future Pakistan might blame India for this incidence. Mark my word.

Sardar Gabol by J.M.Manchanda on 03 Mar 2009

This is funny. Why would India target Srilankans? If we wanted to kill, surely Pakistani players would have enjoyed priority. That is it if fools like Sardar Gabol cannot be gained access to!

comment by kashmiri on 03 Mar 2009

Salute to the minister.This is a shameful act against pakistan,and its cricket.The attack involve those groups who are not wellwishers of pakistan.This is a planned attack done by terrorist groups like (raw).The biggest terror outfit in southasia doing terror acts againstcountries like (pakistan,srilanka,bangladesh,nepal ,etc).We hope that government of pakistan would take action against this outfit to have a better peaceful southasia.I would like to say a poetic verse on a comment in hindi."hamm to dobe hain tumhe bhi le dobein ge sanam".

Pakistan and Titanic by alok on 03 Mar 2009

A pigeon closes its eyes when it sees its end by a prawling cat. same is situation of our neighbourhood. Cats are terrorists and pigeons are poor pakis. They cant distinguish b/w fanatisma

terrorist entered from india by sardar bahadur on 03 Mar 2009

Very good of the minister saying so.Raw have always done these attacks in Pakistan.It is time Pakistani Government supply the proofs to the media and foreign governments to counter indians wrong propoganda against Pak.It is an open secret that indians are trying to make Pakistan alone in the world as said by indian ministers every day.See modi's threat to attack Pakistan.

total intellegence failure by vicky on 03 Mar 2009

This is shame on part of indian govt....who jus don't get much intellegence about this kind of incidence..........so as to prepare itself in advance for the lie allegations from pakistan??........it's total intellegence failure on indian part ..........i can't belive the C.I.A or F.B.I .........don't know much about this kind of plot...........i mean they are the best secrect services in world.............and working in as far as afganistan ...........operating drones from U.S.A headqaters...........So what this infers too...........this is the whole consperey of west with the help of pakistan .......against india............as we know ..........west in face of britain ....created pakistan 60 yrs ago .........to create an ever green problem for india........always??

comment on minister by avc on 03 Mar 2009

Salute to the minister. Those who commited this act wouldn,t be friends of pakistan.This is raw(terrorist organization) doing a shameful act against pakistan.I urge pakistan government to take action against this terror organization.

Lahore attack: Terrorists entered from India, says Pak by Dr. H.S. Rathore on 03 Mar 2009

Clearly terrorism has become a tradition in tiny Pakistan. India a great power of 1.2 billion people must stay cautious as some people and countries may use these Pakistani terrorists against India as this benefits these countries and people. The U.S. forces in Pakistan must now work for the liberation of Tibet.

Honorable Pakistani !!! by Ranjan on 03 Mar 2009

The minister is a true Pakistani. Award him the highest Pakistani award. Pakistan should ask the US to make him the Citizen of the World.

India does not need to defame Pakistan,Pakistan is famous for Taliban and ISI by Prakashkapila on 03 Mar 2009

Pakistan is well known for ISI ,Taliban and SWAT region and their hold in NWFP.Instead of concentrating on India they must concentrate on their own law

Look who's Talking! by V on 03 Mar 2009

Who exactly has made the statement that the terrorists entered from India? The minister of state for Shipping! This is hilarious. Why are people even listening to him?

I am Foxed :O by Vivek on 03 Mar 2009

They can do a postmortem of the attack and say within hours from the attackers came. Why did it took them ONE MONTH to find out where the attackers of 26/11 came???

Statement by Pak Minister by SATISH KUMAR on 03 Mar 2009

Open your eyes and ears Pakistan. Al Qaeda and Taliban are at serious work, slowly occupying your country. Don't waste your time blaming India. You cannot win the blame game. Its of no use.

comment by A J on 03 Mar 2009

What more could you expect from this Dumbo minister. He cannot help that his IQ is so so low.

terror events in pakistan and india by NITIN on 03 Mar 2009

please treat this events as common issue to be resolved with united efforts, stay away from blame games, don't let terrorists win,

Pakistan a failed state by Kaushik on 03 Mar 2009

Pakistan is the country in which only god knows who are ruling over whom. Honorable minister also does not know the number of power centre in his country. His quick reaction shows mere frustration as a country. I am sure one day USA will enter in the Pakistan to safeguard the nukes. We are neighbor of dangerous and unruly state.

Comments by Pakistan by Romesh Khardori on 03 Mar 2009

Would this gentleman then support the conclusion drawn by many on the Indian side that 26/11 attack on Mumbai was Pakistan declaring war on India?

pak blaming india for srilanka attacks by babu on 03 Mar 2009

I definitely agree with the Pak minister. Pakistani terrorists that were hiding in India went back to Pakistan across the border to perpetrated this foolish act on the hapless Sri Lankans.

Lahore attack: Terrorists entered from India, says Pak by RG on 03 Mar 2009

Perhaps in his next speech this dumb wit of a politicain will say that Indian' are better atterroisism than Pakistan!!!!!

PAK meeting its last days by Indhea on 03 Mar 2009

Home Minister Chidambaram can ask his watchman to reply to PAK minister's blame and concentrate on some useful things. Only thing we need to take care our border and flush out all animals who are living in the name terrorst within Inida. No need to worry about Pakistan, it will sucide itself. It's economy is touching ground, they are searching the meaning for Law

Sardar Gobar by Borun D. Chowdhury on 03 Mar 2009

Wow ! They managed to collect evidence and analyze it in one day ? Wonder why they lag in technology so much. Wait... maybe they should transfer Sardar Nabil Ahmad Gobar to technology department.

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