A powerful explosion shook a double storeyed building on Monday at the Air Base where two terrorists are still holed up as the operations intensified to flush them out.
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BSF today submitted a report to the Centre about the possible route taken by the attackers of the Pathankot IAF base, claiming there was no breach in the fence but there were some gapping holes along the global border and malfunctioning of electronic surveillance equipment. Syed Salahuddin heads the UJC which includes terror groups such as Harkat-ul-Ansar, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Jamiat-ul- Mujahideen, Al-Jihad, Al-Barq, Al-Badr, Ikhwan-ul-Mussalmin, and Tehrik-ul-Mujahideen.
Earlier in the day while addressing a joint media conference along with Adampur Air Force Station AOC Commodore J S Dhamoon and Brig Anupinder Singh, Maj Gen Singh claimed that the operation was advancing in the right direction and he was sure the security forces would liquidate the holed up terrorists soon.
Four attackers were reported killed by Saturday evening, and at least two were said to have been exchanging gunfire with troops as of Monday morning. Indian security forces have killed five militants involved in the attack, said Major General Dushyant Singh, of India’s counter-terrorism force, the National Security Guard, at a briefing yesterday. The operation will continue till the combing of the entire area is completed.
He assured that all the personnel strategic assets are secure and their safety has been ensured and that all the families living in the base are safe.
Chances of more terrorist hiding out in the building can not be ignored, said a security official.
Punjab Police on Monday arrested three men linked to smuggling gangs and recovered sophisticated weapons with Pakistani and Chinese markings from them. Combing operations to secure the Indian air force base where a group of militants started an attack before da…
IAF helicopters flew through the night over the airbase to assist ground forces in the counteroffensive.
Twenty security personnel, including 12 from the NSG and eight from the IAF, have been injured. Hundreds thronged the venue. “He has laid down his life for the country”, said Gursewak’s father Sucha Singh, a former soldier. Breaking tradition, his daughter led the coffin bearers. “He was a very fearless man. Everyone should get a father like him”, she said.
The attack came about a week after a surprise visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, the first by an Indian premier in 11 years.
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He said that there was huge enthusiasm in the people of Punjab regarding Yojana and as per the need, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will be consulted on increasing the number of trains, buses and their trips.
