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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

American Citizen Involved In Johar Town Blast Arrested From Lahore Airport

One of the key perpetrators of the terrorist bombing in Johar Town, Lahore, in which three people were killed and several injured, has been arrested by the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs).

Peter David Paul, an American citizen residing in Karachi, was apprehended at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, within 24 hours of the incident. Paul, who can be seen in CCTV footage wearing Pakistani national dress, shalwar kameez, was driving a stolen car. The car had been snatched from Shakeel, the owner of the car, on 29 Nov 2010 by unknown men.

Paul had been in Gujranwala recently and he bought the car two days before the incident. According to reliable sources, he was all prepared to leave the country within 24 hours of the incident but was taken into custody at Lahore airport after being offloaded from a Karachi-bound flight.

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