A Pakistani policemen on guard in Lahore

Seven people, including five policemen, were killed and 19 others injured when the Sri Lankan cricket team were subject to a terrorist attack in Pakistan on Tuesday.

 The Minister of State for Interior Tasnim Ahmed Qureshi said enough security measures had been taken to safeguard the Sri Lankan team. However, the policemen, Sri Lankan players and media were still attacked despite “foolproof security measures”, shedding light on the poor security situation and casting shadow on the future of peace in the country despite a peace accord with militants in the northwest.

The Test Series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan has immediately been called off in the wake of the terrorist attack and analysts fear that no international event is likely to be held in Pakistan in the near future.