LAHORE, Nov 30: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday remanded Abdul Wahab, alias Umer Daraz, a suspect in attack on Sri Lankan cricket team, to custody till Dec 8.

Anti-terrorism squad of CIA arrested Wahab on Monday when he was going to attend annual congregation in Raiwind.

The accused had been declared proclaimed offender after the attack. A resident of Dera Ismail Khan, Wahab, along with three accomplices, had attacked the bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketers near Liberty Chowk in March 2009.

Opinion

Editorial

Border clashes
19 May, 2024

Border clashes

THE Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier has witnessed another series of flare-ups, this time in the Kurram tribal district...
Penalising the dutiful
19 May, 2024

Penalising the dutiful

DOES the government feel no remorse in burdening honest citizens with the cost of its own ineptitude? With the ...
Students in Kyrgyzstan
Updated 19 May, 2024

Students in Kyrgyzstan

The govt ought to take a direct approach comprising convincing communication with the students and Kyrgyz authorities.
Ominous demands
Updated 18 May, 2024

Ominous demands

The federal government needs to boost its revenues to reduce future borrowing and pay back its existing debt.
Property leaks
18 May, 2024

Property leaks

THE leaked Dubai property data reported on by media organisations around the world earlier this week seems to have...
Heat warnings
18 May, 2024

Heat warnings

STARTING next week, the country must brace for brutal heatwaves. The NDMA warns of severe conditions with...