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Pakistan arrests suspect in Sri Lanka cricket attack

Pakistani police arrested a militant on Wednesday they suspect was involved in an attack on Sri Lanka’s cricket team in Lahore in March.

Coach fears Commonwealth Games a target

Sri Lanka cricket coach Trevor Bayliss voiced fears on Tuesday that extremists would target next year’s Commonwealth Games in India.

Pakistani govt eyes sedition charges against Sharif

Pakistan threatened on Monday to prosecute opposition leader Nawaz Sharif for sedition if violence erupts at an anti-government protest campaign.

Pakistani militants ‘most likely behind cricket attack’

A probe into the attack on Sri Lanka’s cricket team has found signs that Pakistani militants with possible ties to al-Qaeda were responsible.

Pakistan ‘can’t rule out foreign hand’ in cricket attack

Pakistan’s interior ministry chief said on Friday he could not rule out foreign involvement in the Sri Lankan cricket attack.

Sri Lanka not ruling out Tamil role in Lahore attacks

Sri Lanka’s foreign minister says he can’t rule out the chance that Tamil Tigers were involved in the attack on his country’s cricket team in Lahore.

Police arrest suspects in Pakistan cricket attack

Pakistan police on Wednesday arrested suspects in the attack on Sri Lanka’s cricket team, but said they had made no progress in tracking the gunmen.