NewsThe mastermind of the Sri Lankan cricket team attack in 2009 was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday in a Afghan National Army’s search operation, foreign media reported. The Afghan National Army and Nato forces conducted an operation early morning in the Sarobi district of Paktika province. The mastermind, Qari Ajmal, was killed during the operation whereas his three accomplices, including the TTP Hakeemullah group’s Nasir Wazeer, were detained, the News International reported. One week before, TTP’s Khalid Sajna group’s spokesperson Azam Farooq was killed along with his son Irfan. In August, three terrorists suspected of being behind the attack were killed by the Lahore Police during a shootout.

Source: Sunday Times October 10, 2016 03:00 UTC