<p>Pakistan's Punjab government has formed a joint investigation team to probe the Wagah suicide attack. It will submit its report in the next three days.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Home Minister Shuja Khanzada Monday said the probe team, comprising representatives of Chenab Rangers, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Counter Terrorism Department, Special Branch and Punjab Police, will look for possible security lapses that allowed the suicide bomber to reach the venue, Dawn online reported Tuesday.<br /><br />He admitted that the authorities were warned Oct 31 of a terrorist attack in Lahore and that Wagah border was among the possible targets.<br /><br />The information, he claimed, had been conveyed in time to the Rangers under whose jurisdiction the Wagah parade ground falls.<br /><br />In light of the information, two dozen more police personnel were deputed to the joint check post of Rangers and police.<br /><br />The minister said that it was not yet clear how the bomber managed to reach the spot after dodging the joint check post and a couple of pickets on the way. He did not rule out the involvement of a foreign hand.<br /><br />Punjab government spokesman Syed Zaeem Qadri said that the enthusiasm of the people during the flag-lowering ceremony Monday was proof of the fact that the nation had rejected the terrorist act and was supporting the army.<br /><br />At least 60 people were killed and over 110 injured Sunday when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Wagah border.</p>
<p>Pakistan's Punjab government has formed a joint investigation team to probe the Wagah suicide attack. It will submit its report in the next three days.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Home Minister Shuja Khanzada Monday said the probe team, comprising representatives of Chenab Rangers, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Counter Terrorism Department, Special Branch and Punjab Police, will look for possible security lapses that allowed the suicide bomber to reach the venue, Dawn online reported Tuesday.<br /><br />He admitted that the authorities were warned Oct 31 of a terrorist attack in Lahore and that Wagah border was among the possible targets.<br /><br />The information, he claimed, had been conveyed in time to the Rangers under whose jurisdiction the Wagah parade ground falls.<br /><br />In light of the information, two dozen more police personnel were deputed to the joint check post of Rangers and police.<br /><br />The minister said that it was not yet clear how the bomber managed to reach the spot after dodging the joint check post and a couple of pickets on the way. He did not rule out the involvement of a foreign hand.<br /><br />Punjab government spokesman Syed Zaeem Qadri said that the enthusiasm of the people during the flag-lowering ceremony Monday was proof of the fact that the nation had rejected the terrorist act and was supporting the army.<br /><br />At least 60 people were killed and over 110 injured Sunday when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Wagah border.</p>