Pakistan Deploys Army for Sri Lanka Team Security After Islamabad Bombing

Sri Lanka cricket team (file photo)

Pakistan has deployed army and paramilitary forces to protect Sri Lanka's cricket team after a deadly suicide bombing in Islamabad raised security concerns during their ongoing tour, the interior minister said on Thursday.

A suicide bombing outside an Islamabad court on Tuesday killed 12 people and wounded 27 others, one of the capital's deadliest attacks in years and the first attack on civilians in the capital in a decade. Militants also stormed a military-run school in Wana, killing three people before security forces rescued students and shot the assailants dead.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told parliament in a live televised transmission that Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir had personally assured the Sri Lankan Defence Minister of the team's safety. "Our army and paramilitary are deployed for the Sri Lankan team's security," he added. The cricket stadium and the hotel where the Sri Lanka team is staying are both less than 10 kilometres from the site of the bombing.

The Sri Lanka Cricket Board said on Wednesday that several players had asked to return home after the blast, but instructed the team to stay, saying Pakistan's authorities had given "foolproof" security guarantees. Players who opt to return early would face a formal review. The violence revived painful memories of the 2009 Lahore attack on Sri Lanka's team, which halted international cricket in Pakistan for nearly a decade. Sri Lanka are playing a three-match one-day series in Rawalpindi, followed by a T20 tri-series against Zimbabwe.

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