Sri Lankan Cricketers Targeted in Lahore
March 3, 2009Indian Involvement Suspected
Terror struck at the heart of cricket when masked gunmen attacked the bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team to the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Sources within the security establishment had been aware of an imminent attack being planned by Research & Analysis Wing – India’s premier intelligence agency.
“We had been picking up chatter and had received important information from the R&AW terrorists arrested in recent weeks. An attack was imminent. We had prepared for any eventuality and Alhamdolillah we were able to avert a major catastrophe. The security team fought bravely”, said a source on condition of anonymity.
Five cricketers, including Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan captain, and his deputy Kumar Sangakkara, received minor injuries. The attack left five security men dead.
Sports producer Gavin Scovell said security teams responded quickly.
“The guards were brilliant. They weren’t panicking. They were very calm,” Scovell said. “It must have been a terrifying experience, but they handled it well.”
Indian politicians and diplomats have been campaigning hard to have Pakistan declared a terrorist state, in recent weeks. The Indian Cricket Board also made its displeasure known at Sri Lanka’s decision to tour Pakistan, after India pulled out of the tour in the wake of Mumbai attacks.
The attack in Lahore is designed to damage the strong relations Pakistan shares with Sri Lanka. Pakistan has excellent relations with Sri Lanka and has given training and supplied arms to the Sri Lankan military fighting the Indian-backed Tamil Tiger rebels.
The attack on the Sri Lankan cricketers comes just a day after Sri Lankan state media published photographs and videos of Indian ministers including MDMK chief Vaiko, with LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran.
Kamran Khan: India Behind Lahore Attack
Pakistan’s Munich: The Enemy’s Fingerprints
The Indian fingerprints in the attack on the Sri Lankan Cricket Team cannot be ignored. New Delhi has been at war with both Islamabad and Colombo for decades. Hitting both in one place is a masterstroke. Indian military and its agents should brace for retaliation. Read Full Article | Ahmed Quraishi
Zaid Hamid on the Lahore Attack on Sri Lankan Cricketers
Who could be involved in Lahore attach on Sri Lankan Cricket team? Who is attacking our long standing friends? What could be the intentions behind it? Is it regional game? Are there any links with Mumbai Attack? and much more… LISTEN
Lahore Attack: Photos
Click here for photographs of the Lahore attack. Warning: Viewer discretion advised.
This is declaration of war by India: Nabil Gabol
Minister of State Nabil Ahmed Gabol said India is behind the attack on Sri Lanka’s cricket team in 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,” Gabol told Geo News.
“This was a conspiracy to defame Pakistan internationally. This incident took place in reaction to 26/11,” he said. It is a declaration of open war on Pakistan by India,” said the minister.
Sanath Jayasuriya talking to the media
Players evacuated out of Gaddafi stadium
We’re shocked but everyone is OK – Sangakkara
“There are a few injuries but everyone is safe and all the players are out of danger,” Kumar Sangakkara had told CNN IBN. “We are shocked, but apart from that everyone is okay. Thilan [Samaraweera] has a shrapnel wound in his leg, but he is fine. [Tharanga] Paranavitana had shrapnel in his chest, but thank God it wasn’t very deep and just on the surface.
“I had shrapnel injuries in my shoulder, but they have all been removed and I’m okay now. Ajantha [Mendis] had shrapnel in his neck and scalp, but he too has had medical attention and is fine. Everyone else is perfectly all right.
“It’s very unfortunate that this has happened. Everything had gone on very well until this morning, but it just goes to show that nothing is as it seems. I don’t regret coming here to play cricket because that’s what we have been doing all our lives. That is our profession.
“But I regret this incident, what has happened and the situation that we have had to go through. All we want to do now is to go back home to our families, get back home and be safe.”
Confusion
The timing of the attack is very crucial due to political tension between the two biggest political parties of Pakistan – the ruling Pakistan People’s Part of late Bhutto and Pakistan Muslim League of opposition leader Nawaz Sharif. After disqualification of Nawaz and his brother Shahbaz Sharif who was chief minister of biggest province of Pakistan, the Zardari government had dissolved Punjab provincial government and Governor Rule had been implemented for two months. Almost entire Punjab police department was reshuffled by the central government overnight. Some commentators are also pointing fingers at ill-timed postings and transfers which they say might have also created some confusion regarding security arrangements. Read Full Article | Farzana Shah | Asian Tribune
Watch this space for more updates.
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Well, its too early to blame anyone for the Lahore attack. I feel sorry for u guys who are unnecessarily blaming India. Why don’t u guys just shut up and stop the terrorist activities inside your country.
How long will we India Pakistan keep blaming each other for every evil in their societies? It is not going to help either of them. The world laughs at both of us for the mockery that we are creating.
I do feel bad about the innocent lives that were lost. Hope the government supports their families.
Weirdly, none of the credible news sources are supporting this view.
I fully expect zaid hamid to point finger towards india and raw, if it does not, I will be really surprised.
Pakistan’s passive stance is simply ridiculous! How long will Pakistan choose to ignore the reality that the Indians have one and only one agenda: to hurt Pakistan and they have been at it since our liberation.
Time and again India has shown its true colours and yet Pakistan chooses to keep wasting time by hankering after “peace overtures” designed by Indians to simply waste time and consolidate their nefarious designs to destabilize Pakistan.
The time is now – remember better to have a thousand enemies outside the house than one enemy inside it – shut down the Indian “high commissions”/consulates/embassies in Pakistan and ban issuing visas to Indians and watch how within a month there is a marked improvement in the security situation.
Too bad Pakistan chooses to wallow around in the depths of an alien eastern culture……hoping that the real Pakistan will awake one day. Trust me hindi movies, saris are not worth it!
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We’re not “blaming” India, we’re simply stating the “FACTS”. Those who felt the “BLAME” are probably suspicious of Indian activities themselves.
The background of this attack is that the ISI (Pakistan’s premier Intelligence Agency) had warned on the 24th of Jan 09 the then CM of Punjab that certain plans of such an attack IN LAHORE were being laid out. After hearing that, the then CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif had arranged VVIP protocol for the SriLankan team. In the meanwhile, our impotent President “Zardari” with the undaunted support of his friend self-proclaimed “Chief Justice” Mr. Dogar decided to declare the CM void and brought him down. As soon as the CM was removed, “Governor Raj” was imposed by the lousy Salman Taseer. He has so far replaced 18 high level police officials all over Punjab, to maintain the loyalty of the fast crashing Government in the Police Dept. The previous Police officers were assigned the security, and once they were replaced, the security of the Sri Lankan team automatically got jeopardised, and no longer remained “fool-proof”.
We completely agree to the fact that it was lack of security measures that lead to the successful execution of the attacks by the terrorists. However, we must not ignore the fact that somewhere, someone is gaining something by creating chaos in Pakistan at such level. SriLankan players were a “soft-target” for the perpetrators.
As to who is being bothered by the fall of Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka and who desperately wanted to get back at Pakistan for supporting the Sri Lankan Govt. in fighting the Tamil rebels, is a story rather relevant to the present scenario.
We at PKKH condemn these attacks to the maximum extent and we pray for the Sri Lankan team’s safe return to their country.
Please let me tell you that Sri Lankans are a proud and strong people and such activities do not deter them. They’ve been facing a similar fate in their country due to the Tamil rebels, who in every book of the world are being financed and logistically provided for by only one country. We leave it upto our readers to decide as to who the culprit is. We can only help connect the dots, after that, its the reader’s decision to agree or disagree. Thank you.
Regards,
PKKH Team
It’s an Anti-India blog and I’m disappointed with this spurious kind of thing which is going-on (on this blog). India and Pakistan really cannot be a good neighbours due to existence of such type of unethical people like u! who really undertaken an expedition to make people distracting against India. India always wanted peace with its all neighbours.
I’m also a blogger and do not write anything which is misappropriate or to hurt anybody’s emotion and I’d also like to give u a suggestion free of cost. India is the fastest growing country in the world and emerging as a super-power. Try to tackle the current crisis in your country and try to raise friendship hand towards India. I’m damn sure you’ll never disappoint.
And please don’t treat it as a comment. its a recommendation to you and the people of Pakistan for their better tomorrow. Try to join hands with the future and make blessing future for your next generation. I’m not giving this suggestion as an Indian but as a Human Being on this planet.
May god bless you.
When India blames Pakistan for everything it’s “OK” but when we do you Indians start talking about terrorism in Pak, economic crisis or anything crap which comes in your mind!
Super power India …Yeah right…China is screwing you guys!!
@Ritvik why don’t u shut up and stop terrorism in your country which is carried out by “STATE ACTORS” (Indian army) on thousands of Muslims and by hindus on low caste hindus!! You ram sena guys beating up women in pubs!
Dear Vishal Mishra, take a look at your indian blogs and how they treat Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Sri Lankans….Indian blogs outnumber Pakistani blogs 1 to 1000! How come the “human being” in you doesn’t see that.
Also, if Republic of India was that great then how come every country where immigration is open is full of Indians who VOLUNTARILY quit India and choose to live abroad?
Highest consumers of H1-B visas: Indians
Highest applications for UK immigrations: Indians
Also top 5 immigrants in Australia, Canada, etc.
Regarding your ammusingly misguided notion that India has wanted “peace” with all its neighbours, well looks like your own biased media has suckered you:
1. Atom bomb tests conducted in the 1970s – why? for “peace”
2. Commencement of nuclear arms race when your “peace-loving” country tested nuclear weapons and your masses were “Celebrating” your weapons?? Pakistan’s tests were done days later in retaliation to Indian tests and funnily once Pakistan does the tests, suddenly Indian govt. goes from “we will annihilate you” to “we all should start a peace process’!!!????
3. War with China in 1962 where the Chinese kicked you in the teeth in no time! Incidentally you like to pick on “neighbours” that are a fraction of your size and population. But when it came to a country of your size (China), well you get the picture…the less said the better.
4. Indian government’s support for terrorist Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka….is that “peace”???
5. Who killed Ghandi? why? is that “peace” and harmony
5. Who killed Indira Ghandi? why? is that “peace” and harmony?
6. Who killed the 17,000+ Sikh civilians in “India” in the aftermath of Indira’s assissination as the police stood by and watched?
7. Who killed Rajeev Ghandi and why?
You think you can fool 160 million Pakistanis with your frivolous Mollywood (its Mumbai now isn’t it, named after the hindu godess mumba devi in your secular country right?) movies and saris and spicy foods?
Be sure that you don’t forget that the India that exists today was born in 1947 – otherwise it was held by force by MONOTHEISTS for the last 1,250 years!: 1,000 years by Muslims from Arabia, Afghanistan, Iran and then 250 years by Christians from the United Kingdom.
You should thank the Muslims who gave you city sanitation, Taj Mahal from which you eat tourist Rupees to this day and you should thank the British for giving you English language based on which you act like the tough call centre barons that you are!
kapecch?
So get a life and stop lurking around on foreign countries’ blogs!
You have no business being here…….
Have a nice life……..
Dear Vishal Mishra, take a look at your indian blogs and how they treat Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Sri Lankans….Indian blogs outnumber Pakistani blogs 1 to 1000! How come the “human being” in you doesn’t see that.
Also, if Republic of India was that great then how come every country where immigration is open is full of Indians who VOLUNTARILY quit India and choose to live abroad?
Highest consumers of H1-B visas: Indians
Highest applications for UK immigrations: Indians
Also top 5 immigrants in Australia, Canada, etc.
Regarding your ammusingly misguided notion that India has wanted “peace” with all its neighbours, well looks like your own biased media has suckered you:
1. Atom bomb tests conducted in the 1970s – why? for “peace”
2. Commencement of nuclear arms race when your “peace-loving” country tested nuclear weapons and your masses were “Celebrating” your weapons?? Pakistan’s tests were done days later in retaliation to Indian tests and funnily once Pakistan does the tests, suddenly Indian govt. goes from “we will annihilate you” to “we all should start a peace process’!!!????
3. War with China in 1962 where the Chinese kicked you in the teeth in no time! Incidentally you like to pick on “neighbours” that are a fraction of your size and population. But when it came to a country of your size (China), well you get the picture…the less said the better.
4. Indian government’s support for terrorist Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka….is that “peace”???
5. Who killed Ghandi? why? is that “peace” and harmony
5. Who killed Indira Ghandi? why? is that “peace” and harmony?
6. Who killed the 17,000+ Sikh civilians in “India” in the aftermath of Indira’s assissination as the police stood by and watched?
7. Who killed Rajeev Ghandi and why?
You think you can fool 160 million Pakistanis with your frivolous Mollywood (its Mumbai now isn’t it, named after the hindu godess mumba devi in your secular country right?) movies and saris and spicy foods?
Be sure that you don’t forget that the India that exists today was born in 1947 – otherwise it was held by force by MONOTHEISTS for the last 1,250 years!: 1,000 years by Muslims from Arabia, Afghanistan, Iran and then 250 years by Christians from the United Kingdom.
You should thank the Muslims who gave you city sanitation, Taj Mahal from which you eat tourist Rupees to this day and you should thank the British for giving you English language based on which you act like the tough call centre barons that you are!
kapecch?
So get a life and stop lurking around on foreign countries’ blogs!
You have no business being here…….
Have a nice life……..
TO PAK KNIGHT
You have to be the most ignorant dumb fuck that i’ve ever come across, Hindustan was a union of small kingdoms before 1947, Your kind ( low caste hindu converts) were converted by force, know your history. May be that is the version being taught in Pakistan, then there is no wonder why all of you are out to lunch……Sad sad sad
Seeing the videos of the terrorists walking freely, starting their bikes with no police chasing them is shocking. With respect to the dead police men, what happened is totally shocking and shameless.
I agree with your valuable comments. I’m a responsible citizen of my country just like you. You also don’t like to hear any slang whether from media or internet media. I’ll tell u one thing, media whether it is in India or Pak or anywhere in the world are not responsible towards their jobs. They’re misusing their powers and broadcast anything they want w/o any base.
w.r.t to your question about killing Gandhi. indeed a Hindu person have killed the Gandhi why???? because India disbursed Rs.50 Crores to Pakistan after the partition. Hindu worried that Pak will use this funds against India to develop nuclear weapons. And reality is in front of you.
Look, all of us (both India and Pakistan) want peace and to tackle the terrorism problem. Not only India or the west is facing this problem but u are also facing the same problem so why guys we just fighting each other. As I’ve mentioned, I’m a responsible citizen just like u… so try to remove the differences between all of us and try to make progress which I have mentioned in my first comment. Why Indians always be the number 1 customer of H1B. Try to look into the reality. Indian are very Intelligent I am not commending being a very talented in the world everyone has a little bit talent. even an illiterate person have some talent. Even Adnan Sami a “Pakistani singer” have earned lot of fame and money here in India. you’re also most welcome. Don’t try to judge the person by his/her cast, creed or its religion. We’re human being. We have a single religion which is Humanity and ironically, terrorism is not welcome in our world.
May God bless u!!!!!
One more thing about India you have mentioned. I’m not going to give u some lessons. Actually, India has a very long story. Once upon a time, India (pakistan also included) and China were the largest food producer in the world and fed upto 50% population of this world. Who knows that how India, Pak, China, US, UK or any country or continent were came into existence. Even nobody knows that how Human being came to the earth. This question is still unresolved. So, don’t make differences by these kind of things. Even UK had ruled the United States. Now who is the biggest economy, US or UK. These assumptions are only good to be in a History books. Nobody know the Future. Even economists have not predicted that the global economy would fall into the deep recession like the Great Depression in 1930s. So, today which we are seeing is the reality.
hello all…
I am afraid that so much of anger in Pak and India can only lead to destruction of the two countries and their innocent lives..
Can anyone look at the current situation and settle everything to bring peace???
FOR GOD SAKE STOP FIGHTING!!!
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To Farsi,
the use of your colourful language is a reflection of your upbringing and your societal values.
Interesting! you call yourself Farsi!! hahahah!
You Indian, get lost! what are you doing on Pak blogs???
aren’t those 3-hour Mollywood musicals keeping you busy enough? or do you wake up every morning being jealous that you can’t touch a country that has 10% of your country’s population!
by the way, Pakistan is for all Muslims: whoever converts (or rather reverts) to Islam is welcome to Pakistan: you see in Islam we don’t have the “lower” v/s “upper” caste concept which you refer to in your angry outburst!. Also, many Arabs, Persians and Afghans settled in the mythical land you call “South Asia” and they still live in the present day nation of Pakistan. They have family books and family trees to prove it (their surnames, etc.) so get that straight: we are a brave nation composed of multiple ethincities but bonded by Islam. The problem with Pakistan is the dirty alien Eastern cultural values which are simply “cultural baggage” and contamination from living in the proximity of alien cultures (which shall remain unnamed for the time being). The bane of Pakistan’s existence is alien cultural influences that cause friction in our society. The sooner we purge these cancerous elements from our society, the better for us. Then the real Pakistan will come forth and you will know.
also, how come you Hindians always bully countries smaller than you? How about trying to take on China? oh never mind.
So much anger, so much frustration!
No wonder Pak society is cracking up at the seams and people like Zaid Hamid and Pak Knight have nothing else but India to blame.
Tch Tch… Feel so sorry for you lot!