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Punjab CM announces arrest of Lahore suicide blast 'facilitator'
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, while addressing a press conference in Lahore on Friday, claimed that the suspects involved in planning and carrying out the Feb 13 suicide bombing on a protest at Lahore's Charing Cross belonged to Afghanistan.
During the conference, Sharif also announced the arrest of an alleged facilitator of the attacker, who he said belonged to Fata's Bajaur Agency, which neighbours Afghanistan.
The suspect's confessional statement was aired during the briefing.
The suspect introduced himself as Anwar-ul-Haq, and said he hailed from a remote village in Bajaur Agency.