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Terrorists behind Lahore bombing arrested, claims CM Punjab
2017-02-18
[GEO.TV] Chief Minister Punjab
1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots....

Shehbaz Sharif on Friday claimed that the perpetrators of the Lahore Chairing Cross attack have been caught, adding that one of them belongs to Afghanistan while the other is from FATA’s Bajaur Agency, aka Turban Central
...Smallest of the agencies in FATA. The Agency administration is located in Khar. Bajaur is inhabited almost exclusively by Tarkani Pashtuns, which are divided into multiple bickering subtribes. Its 52 km border border with Afghanistan's Kunar Province makes it of strategic importance to Pakistain's strategic depth...
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The CM Punjab was addressing a presser in Lahore. He said that the planning of the attack took place in Afghanistan.

CM Punjab said that the suicide kaboomer came from Afghanistan to perpetrate the attack that claimed at least 14 lives, including that of two senior police officials on February 13.

He said that the prime minister is raising the issue of terrorism with the Afghan government. He added that the terrorism in Pakistain is coming from terrorist networks in Afghanistan.

Shehbaz said that the army, Rangers and police all are the assets of the country.

He further said that the government would support the decision to extend the tenure of military courts.

The confession statement from the controller of the Lahore attack identified as Anwar also has surfaced.

During the video, the controller is being asked some questions regarding the attack. Responding to questions, the controller said he belongs to Kunar province
... which is right down the road from Chitral. Kunar is Haqqani country.....
in Afghanistan.

When asked when he was provided the suicide jacket, he said that it reached him 25 days ago.

The controller said that he was given the suicide jacket by a member named Arif of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain’s splinter group Jamatul Ahrar.

Anwar said that he helped the suicide attacker reach Lahore from Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
’s Torkhum Ada.

On Thursday, a picture showing one of the alleged controllers of the Charing Cross suicide kaboom had been released. A reward of Rs 1 million has also been announced for information pertaining to the controller.

Posted by:Fred

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