No evidence of Indian link to Lahore attacks: Pak

Islamabad, Apr 12: Pakistan has not found any conclusive evidence to suggest that India was involved in terror strikes on Sri Lankan cricketers and a police training centre near Lahore, Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik said, dismissing a claim by a top police officer about the Indian link to the attacks.

Malik's remarks came a day after Lahore police chief Pervaiz Rathore made the claim about the Indian link to the two terror attacks which occurred last month.

The Pakistan Interior Ministry chief said evidence was still being collected and investigations were still underway.

There is nothing "on record as yet" to suggest India's involvement in the two attacks, he said, adding he had tried to speak to Rathore to find out on what basis he had made his claim, but was unable to reach him.

Rathore "has been asked as to what basis he took the name of India," Malik added.

The terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore on March 3 was being probed by a judicial commission and officials were "not supposed to talk" on that issue, he told a news conference last evening.

Referring to the terrorist siege of the police training centre at Manawan on March 30, Malik said: "I know some suspects have been arrested. The investigation is still on and it is not concluded as yet. I will not give any comment on it unless I have got the final report". PTI