Lahore attack kingpin identified: Pak

Though Aqil,who hails from Kahuta,managed to escape,his accomplice Talat was captured,Geo News channel quoted sources as saying. Talat and Aqil had been living a in flat near the Liberty traffic roundabout,where the Lankan team was attacked.

Talat purchased a mobile phone SIM that was used by the terrorists,Geo News reported. Aqil masterminded the attack and was also in-charge of its execution,it added.

Pakistani police have detained nearly 100 people for questioning. None of the 12 terrorists responsible for the attack have been arrested so far. Police have also described at least five of the persons detained by them as facilitators of the terrorists who carried out the attack. Mobile phones discarded by the terrorists have been crucial in tracing suspects,officials have said.

Preliminary investigations have also suggested that the attack could have been carried out by the LeT to avenge the arrest of their operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.