Farveez Maharoof

Lahore : A high level probe into the security lapse during the terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team has revealed that all three Superintendents of Police (SP) who were entrusted to look after the security arrangements during the Lankan convoys movement didn’t reported on duty on the day the attack took place, and were in their residences. It has been learnt through an enquiry conducted by the Additional Inspector General of Police Salahuddin Niazi that SP Model Town, Dr Raja Abid, SP Security Ehsan Younis, and SP Civil Lines Rai Ijaz were at their residences when the Lankan team was being sprayed ... Read Full Story

Lahore : Pakistan has once again blamed India for the daring Lahore attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team that killed 6 security personnel and injured some players. In a press conference here on Friday, the Lahore Police said they had found evidence that links the Lahore attack of March 03 was carried out by elements in India. The officer, however, refused to reveal any details and said investigations were still on, a TV report said. The blame comes despite the Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama rejecting any such charges a week after the attack. “There is no Indian involvement (in the attack ... Read Full Story

Lahore : Pakistan has once again blamed India for the daring Lahore attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team that killed 6 security personnel and injured some players. In a press conference here on Friday, the Lahore Police said they had found evidence that links the Lahore attack of March 03 was carried out by elements in India. The officer, however, refused to reveal any details and said investigations were still on, a TV report said. The blame comes despite the Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama rejecting any such charges a week after the attack. “There is no Indian involvement (in the attack ... Read Full Story

LAHORE: Pakistan stepped up a manhunt on Wednesday for the armed militants behind a deadly ambush targeting Sri Lankan cricket team, which has plunged the nation deeper into crisis. As Sri Lanka’s wounded and shaken players returned back to Colombo, Pakistan forces scoured this cosmopolitan eastern city for up to 12 attackers after the brazen attack that left eight dead and wounded eight of the touring party. New Zealand said it was cancelling its upcoming tour of Pakistan, deepening the country’s isolation after the International Cricket Council (ICC) cast doubt over its suitability as co-host of the 2011 World Cup. The militants, who appeared ... Read Full Story

COLOMBO : Sri Lanka’s capital will host a crucial meeting of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tomorrow, with some of the most powerful figures of world cricket in attendance. The importance of the meeting would probably lie in sideline discussions and the future of world cricket which is at the crossroads due to this week’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai, could be defined in the Sri Lankan capital. The meeting would be held at the Galle Face hotel, but there will not be any bi-lateral discussions between officials of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) who are not ... Read Full Story