Tamil tigers involved in Sri Lankan team attack: Gilani

Dunya News

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday revealed that Tamil tigers were involved in the attack on Sri Lankan Cricket team at Liberty Chowk Lahore this March, Pakistan and Sri Lanka were jointly investigating into the incident. He said a unanimous strategy would be drafted to fix uniform price of sugar in all provinces. Gilani maintained the government is pursuing a long term and multi-pronged strategy to root out terrorism from the country. The Prime Minister was talking to media during his visit to Al-Shifa Hospital on Sunday, where he inquired about the health of Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi, who sustained injuries during an attempt on his life. Gilani said the government, army and nation are united to stamp out terrorism from the country. To a question, Gilani said objective of the meeting of Chief Ministers called by him on Wednesday is to evolve a common strategy on supply and prices of sugar and essential commodities. To another question, he said package of political reforms was a longstanding demand of the people of Gilgit and Baltistan. The Prime Minister said he took into confidence the President and Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir on the new status of Gilgit and Baltistan province. He said the government is firm on its principled stand on Jammu and Kashmir and will keep on supporting people in the region.