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Lahore commissioner Khusro Pervez said the gunmen should have been battled by “back up police support which didn’t arrive.”

Referee Chris Broad was traveling in a van in the same convoy as the Sri Lankan team bus when the attackers opened fire with automatic weapons, grenades and at least one rocket launcher, killing his driver and critically wounding a fellow official.
“There was not a sign of a policeman anywhere,” Broad said Wednesday after flying back to Britain. “They had clearly left the scene and left us to be sitting ducks.”

The surveillance video, broadcast on Pakistani television, showed several attackers apparently escaping down a side street on motorcycles while brandishing weapons. Three were shown walking along the middle of the street, apparently in no fear that they were being chased by police.

Source: Opposition leader: Pakistan security has collapsed



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I completely agree with the contents of the article originally appeared as Pakistan: Cut Off All India Links Pending Lahore Investigations. I paste it below for the continuity of reading. But there is one important point that was not highlighted as it should have been. Yes we know that highlighting involvement of Pakistan government’s machinery in the incident may not be very favorable in these circumstances. But we (people of Pakistan) have to fight hard, not compromising an inch now. In fact what we have achieved in the compromises for last 61 years. It cannot be worse than the situation which we are facing now.

So coming back to the point of discussion. Looking at the CCTV videos (as claimed by media, but I really doubt it [providing videos was also part of the plan]), the so called terrorists were very calm (in fact extremely calm) as you are walking in your home. They were definitely provided with surety of no ‘mishap’. So thats what exactly happened. And now as blamed by USA, Pakistanis on the payroll of USA, and India itself, that Al-Qaida (plus LTP) is behind this incident, seals the fact that Indian and USA are clear beneficiaries of it. Who else is beneficiary? Maybe Zardari who proved that he is more loyal to USA and India then Pakistan. The real thing would unfold within next hours when we will see the intensity with which they go after India. And what is the reaction of India. May God save Pakistan from these internal enemies.

The Pakistani intelligence report released by News confirms two things: It is time for Pakistan to take punitive measures against India and stop allowing India the use of Pakistani transit and air routes pending the Lahore probe and, two, that the U.S.-installed government in Islamabad facilitated the attack on the Sri Lankan team first by ignoring the intelligence warnings and then by trying to protect India after the attack. Considering that Pakistan is supporting Sri Lanka against the Indian-sponsored insurgency in that country, the actions by the PPP government raise disturbing questions.
The intelligence report released by News raises some disturbing questions about the role of Pakistan’s pro-U.S. government in letting the Indian attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore happen despite the advance warning by Pakistani intelligence officials.

Despite knowing that RAW, India’s spy outfit, has dispatched terrorists to attack the Sri Lankans, President Zardari’s confidante and Punjab Governor Salman Taseer had the audacity to accuse ‘Mumbai attack perpetrators’ for the Lahore attack. New Delhi accused ISI of involvement in Mumbai. Was Mr. Taseer accusing the ISI of attacking the Sri Lankans? We know his government is keen on dismantling the ISI on U.S. orders and to appease India. Was protecting India in this case part of this agenda?

Sherry Rehman and Rehman Malik, two more confidants of the President and the government’s information minister and de facto interior minister respectively, gave this lousy excuse for not naming India for terrorism inside Pakistan. Both of them have said that their government wanted to show maturity by not accusing any country. The truth, of course, is that this particular PPP government is in power thanks to U.S. meddling in Pakistani politics. This government refused to name India for terrorism despite all the evidence because it does not want to antagonize Washington.

Unfortunately, a minority of ‘India-lovers’ in Pakistani media and politics sprang into action to defend New Delhi. The good part is that almost none of them has any credibility with the Pakistani public opinion and all the cheering they get comes either from New Delhi, Washington and London.

Pakistanis need to know this class of ‘India-lovers’ in Pakistan. Here’s a list compiled by Pakistani jouranalist Mr. Rizwan Razi who emailed it to me today:

  • Mr. Najam Seithi wrote an editorial in Daily Times saying that “Lahore tragedy has not been staged and sponsored by India”.
  • Mr. Imtiaz Alam said “India wanted to make surgical strikes but it was not behind this attack.”
  • Mr. Altaf Hussain of London said: “It was not done by India”.
  • Mr. Amir Mir wrote in The News “it was done by Al Qaeda.”
  • Ayesha Siddiqua said while talking to Dunya and other TV channels that ” It was done by Al Qaeda”.
  • Salman Taseer while speaknig live media at spot said “These Bastards are those who have done the Mumbai attack.’

Interestingly, U.S. President Obama seconded all of them when he said “It is done by Al Qaeda” and linked the Lahore incident to the tribal region. Not a single Pakistani government protested at this linkage which basically justifies the U.S. intervention in Pakistan.
PUNITIVE ACTION AGAINST INDIA

Information is accumulating on India’s role in recruiting and forming terror cells in Lahore, Peshawar, the tribal belt, Balochistan, Sindh and its largest metropolis Karachi. But until the probe is complete, Pakistan needs to reclaim some of its reputation by turning the world’s focus toward India’s use of terrorism as a foreign policy tool in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

The mainstream American and British media are so skewed in favor of India, their new slave-soldiers in Asia, that they won’t entertain the strong body of evidence that shows India’s record of sponsoring proxy terrorists.

Islamabad should pointedly accuse the Indian government and its intelligence agencies of attacking both Pakistan and Sri Lanka through this terrorist act in Lahore and highlight how Hindu terrorists have infiltrated the Indian military and intelligence establishments.

Pakistani citizens and media persons need to build the pressure on the Pakistani government to take the following steps:

* Cut off air, rail and road links with India with immediate effect. This should include Indian trade to Afghanistan via Pakistani territory.
* Deny overflight rights to Indian airlines.
* Stop the sale and display of Indian films and music in Pakistan.
* Check the role of some of the Indian writers in Pakistani newspapers. Some of these writers are using Pakistani newspapers to denigrate the Quaid-e-Azam and describe him as a ‘separatist’. Unfortunately, some Pakistani journalists see no problem with this at a time when Indian newspapers completely ban Pakistani writers in their papers, let alone criticize India in any way. Indian news websites outrightly ban Pakistani visitors who register in order to post comments. Indian writers should not be allowed to spread their venom using the Pakistani media.
* Take a stand on India blocking Pakistan’s water. The PPP government is deliberately avoiding confronting India on this issue under U.S. pressure.

I urge all nationalist and patriotic Pakistanis to send letters to the editors of all newspapers, write on their blogs, and make telephone calls to live talk shows and make these points and build pressure on our government.

I add the following facts (theory) to my previous post Who is responsible for Sri Lankan team attack in Lahore – An early analysis. The same concerns are presented in a column by Dr. Shahid Masood.

Its strange that how the videos of the incident were provided to the media. Well we can argue that there were quite a few ‘civilians’ in the building nearby who started filming videos as soon as they heard gun shots, but wouldn’t they or others who were not shooting videos would have called ’15′ or police station nearby. And no body came to help the situation for 25 minutes and all 12-14 terrorists escaped.

I have been thinking that if Indian was involved in it, what would have happen if few of the terrorists were killed or captures. Clearly it was not on the script. ‘Local’ Scriptwriters ensured them that no body would be caught and thus no investigation. Its a pity that our leaders plan such things for their own good. And if they have done it in collaboration with RAW, its catastrophic.

Thanks Cricinfo for article ‘Cricket won’t be played in Pakistan in the foreseeable future’ which summarize “Reactions to the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, which has put in doubt Pakistan’s status as an international sporting venue.”

So there it goes again. By going through all the comments made by people at different Blogs, I am able to conclude the following:

  • Generally people have rejected the idea that Taliban are behind this attack as hinted by Interior Minister.
  • Majority of people sees an Indian link in this attack.
  • Quite a few also blame Salman Taseer and Zardari to mastermind the attack to stop Nawaz Sharif and lawyers movement.

After surfing through the reports of the incident, there are few things which are noticeable.

  • Attackers never really wanted to hurt Sri Lankan team a lot. Otherwise they could have adopted to stop the bus first and then attack it.
  • After 30 minutes of firing, no attacker out of 12 was arrested, hurt or killed. All escaped safely.
  • There was a deliberate effort to make incident look similar to Mumbai attacks.
  • Salman Taseer, Altaf Hussain and Nazir Naji are claiming that its the same people who attacked Mumbai. Quite a co-incidence in similarity of statements.

Now few very approprite comments:

from New York Times
Mr. Rehman said the gunmen were in their early 20s and were bearded. He described them as resembling Pathans, an ethnic group that dominates North West Frontier Province and tribal areas, an apparent suggestion that assailants were Taliban militants from the tribal areas.

There are three most likely scenarios. They have more or less already been presented by various people.
1. RAW i.e. the Indians are behind this heinous act of terrorism. Execution could be carried out by many groups. It could be MQM terrorists, afghans for sale or other Pakistanis for sale.
2. PPP & MQM could also be partners in crime. Why? Obviously to distract the Long march, dharna and illegal toppling of Punjab government.
3. The allied gang in collaboration with India. Aim: To sabotage the SWAT peace efforts.

Ansar Abbasi just claimed that he has an intelligence report that was sent by Agencies to Sec interior kamal shah, interior sec Punjan, IG Punjab, and CM Punjab on Jan 20 that RAW is planning attack on Sri Lnakan team and it may be occur on the way between hotel and stadium. After this letter, CM Mian Shahbaz took strict action during last visit of Lankan team for one-day series BUT after removal of CM, there happened big security laps and this event happened.

After compiling all comments, facts and reports, we can safely conclude that attack has support of government machinery. What benefits they get out of this situation.
1. Stop Nawaz Sharif and Lawyers movement.
2. Destabilize Pakistan in almost every aspect.
3. Stop Islamic Law movement by blaming Taliban for it.
To ensure a diversion, they tried to frame India for it, so that public is satisfied. But they would not go after India to make it unhappy, thats for sure. Indian and other agencies can be part of all arrangement.

There is a huge consensus that Zardari, Taseer, Rehman Malik, Sherry Rehman, Altaf Hussain, journalists like Naji and Abbas Ather and Taliban are working together to break this country. One of the comments suggested and can be true:
Salman Taseer MI6 + Rahman Malik (CIA) + Zardari beghairat (CIA+zionist+RAW) = Breaker and broker of Pakistan

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