Five of the gunmen were killed and Indian officials said an unidentified body found at the base was suspected to be of a sixth militant. Authorities said it was not immediately clear how many militants were still hiding inside the compound.
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Security forces continued search and combing operation inside the Pathankot airbase on Tuesday, the fourth day after the attack on the frontline Air Force Station by terrorists.
Further hitting out at the government, the ruling alliance partner said, “The Prime Minister was in Lahore only last week as a guest of his counterpart Nawaz Sharif. But this is – as we’ve said before, this is an issue that – as are so many issues between India, Pakistan and we want to see them work out bilaterally”, Kirby said. “China hopes that India and Pakistan can enhance their cooperation and dialogue regardless of these disruptions”, she said.
However, official sources said the government was “mulling options” with regard to the Islamabad meeting. He went on to say that it was the UJC that led this attack but there were certain facts in his statement that were not clear. “So it is likely to take a long time”. The fifth terrorist, according to the security forces, was killed on Monday.
“We believe that India and Pakistan should work together to maintain positive momentum”.
NSG, Army and Air Force commandos were conducting a thorough mopping of the entire area inside the base.
As per reports of a local news agency, a gentleman claiming to be the spokeperson of United Jihad Council claimed responsibility of the Pathankot attack.
The two leaders had a seemingly impromptu meeting on November 30 on the sidelines of the Paris climate summit. The incident has proven that our borders are not safe and our internal security is in shambles.
The party also launched an attack on National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, asking what his role was with respect to foreign policy.
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Meanwhile, in the wake of the Pathankot attack as well as the strike on the Indian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan, both probably originating in Pakistan, indications were that next week’s scheduled visit by Foreign Secretary Jaishankar to Islamabad for talks will be put off.
