HOME Lahore attack copycat of Mumbai strikes: Pakistan Lahore, March 03: The attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan on Tuesday bore the hallmarks of the same militants that carried out the attack on Mumbai in November, a senior Pakistan official said on Tuesday. Around dozen heavily armed assailants attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team`s bus and a police escort as they drove to a stadium in the Pakistani city of Lahore. He said the police had surrounded the area where the attackers were believed to be now holed up. "I want to say it`s the same pattern, the same terrorists who attacked Mumbai," Salman Taseer, Governor of central Punjab province, told reporters at the site of the attack. "They are trained criminals. They were not common people. The kind of weaponry they had, the kind of arms they had, the way they attacked ... they were not common citizens, they were obviously trained." Ten gunmen killed over 180 people in the Indian financial capital of Mumbai between November 26-29 last year. India has maintained the plot was hatched in Pakistan and backed by people with links to Pakistani intelligence agencies. New Delhi has pressed for forceful action by Pakistani authorities against militants belonging to Laskhar-e-Toiba, a jihadi group it says was responsible. The group comes from Pakistan`s Punjab province, whose capital is Lahore. Bureau Report

Post Your Comment |   Alert Moderator  Your comment(s) on this article terror in pak proves wrong to,two nation theory based on two riligion,hindu and muslim.pakistan and india has been divided due to two nation theory.pakistan have muslim majoritythan jehad muslim ver. muslim.it is not jehad.hindu and muslim are two beautyful flowers are garden.blood are same of every hindu and muslim,sikhs,critian,than how to they are diffirent,every person have two feet,two hand,than how can thay are differ,stop non riligious activities,in the name of kuda,ram,vaahe guru,jijus.dont distribute a,k. 47,bomb.distribute love,mankidness to all over word,it is actual jehad,for hindu it is actual dharmyudh,   santosh soni- mahasamund(chhatishgarh) terror in pak can prove wrong to,two nation theory based on two riligion,hindu and muslim.pakistan and india has been divided due to two nation theory.pakistan have muslim majority,in that condition   santosh soni- mahasamund dear all, i am from pakistan and i hate my govt ...... they are here to make money dats it they dun care for pakistan .... pakistani ppls are not terrorist and indian ppls shld knw dis .... indian govt and pakistan govt are at war not both the countries ppl ....... v cant even have our voice here ..... coz i knw now will listen to it .... i salute to srilankan team to come to pakistan and to support us in dis time of need.... i doubt for pakistan future ..... still i dun hate indian ppl .... who have always supported pakistani ppl ..... majority ppls are still in favor of pakistan ...   Moiz- Pakistan Dear All,   Moiz- Pakistan Dear all,   Moiz- Pakistan Dear all,   Moiz- Pakistan first of all people should know pakistan was the first country to help america in war against terror....that was back in year when american started war....due to tht courage stage now terriost are taking revenge from pakistan and innocent pakistani are been victimized .....u people still blame pakistan...shame on people .........   shaz- cardiff Hello Mr.Hassan, please stop all this and accept the fact that Pakistan is birth place and supports terrists.   b.nagarajan- abudhabi Taliban wants to control over pakistan and enforce sharia in it. This is a terrorist attack to defame pakistan and to isolate it from international cricket world. Pakistan is moing very close to 21st century TALIBANI AFGANISTAN!! Its not the people of pakistan to be blamed it is their mentality is to blamed. Even the most light minded pakistani`s are engulfed into the religious hardliners. Their history has to be rewritten and to make it non make it anti-india and anti western world. Else its damn close to be a taliban!!   Lokesh- Dubai Not everyone in pak is a terrorist-minded. Instead of blaming pakistan, India should help pakistan. Remember, Afghanistan was once victim of terror and it is now spreaded in pakistan. Terror can be shifted from neighbours to neighbours. Before it gets shifted to India, india should really act like a big brother.   KHAN- SHARJAH Its really unfortunate that people are blaming Pakistani`s for the terrorist activities taking place around the world. But its really unfortunate that moderates like Hassan who are in a majority in Pakistan has been sitting quiet and not raised any objections against the fundamentalist and hardline elements within the nation. Its time for these Moderate`s like Hassan raise objections and discipline the hardliners so as to save Pakistan for the future generations. Please dont blame the world for what they are thinking of Pakistan but think whats the reality. WHO CREATED THESE TERRORISTS, WHO ARMED THEM, WHO GAVE THEM SHELTER.   Mital P- Pune Yes I truly believe that Pakistan is a victim of terror. But I am surprised to see that they just talk about it. They dont do anything about it. They are just giving statements to collect sympathy. Actions are better than words. They should seriously act against it to save their dignity.   Vikrant- London dear hasan, we indians are not hating the common people in pakistan but we are not happy with the way pakistan government is handling the terrorist issue. we appeal you brothers to put pressure on your government to act decisively against terrorist & terrorism. otherwise we all are going to be victims of it. nick   nick- assam are there no indians here who can see pakistan is just as victimised by terrprists just as much as india is.then why are people from india giving such foolish comments such as pakistanis are terrorists?it is this hate that the terrorists want to create between pak and india.wake up people! dont critisize,help us fight terrorism!   hassan- lahore