At least two more terrorists were discovered at Pathankot air base here as security forces continued their operations for the second day with military casualties mounting to seven including a Lieutenant Colonel of the NSG who died today. The operations for this particular airbase are going on smoothly given the magnitude of this airbase.
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While Jaitley’s comments imply that six terrorists have been killed, the NSG has so far confirmed only five having been neutralised.
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The attack on the Pathankot air force base started before dawn Saturday and is seen as an attempt to undo recent improvements in the relationship between Pakistan and India.
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The process of resumption of talks was set in motion after a meeting between the prime ministers of India and Pakistan in Paris on November 30 on the sidelines of Climate Change moot.
“Through timely and prompt action by all agencies, the likely plan of the terrorists to destroy valuable assets of the Air Force has been foiled”, the Indian Defense Ministry had said in a statement at the time.
Some 29 hours after gunmen entered the Pathankot air base in the northwestern state of Punjab, firing indiscriminately, confusion reigned over whether two or more militants were still at large after four were confirmed killed on Saturday evening.
While all political parties condemned the attack, there were no demands that the government call off talks with Pakistan.
Earlier on Monday, a senior federal government official had said two militants hiding in the administrative block of the base had been killed on Sunday, but authorities had yet to recover the bodies.
Eliminated 4 terrorists, ops to eliminate 2 more possible terrorists are in the final stages. However, it is still unclear whether these men were drug smugglers or had any role in the Pathankot attack.
The violence follows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise December 25 visit to Pakistan, where he met his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif – a trip that marked a significant thaw in the mostly tense relations between the nuclear-armed neighbors. On Sunday, officials said the terrorists had been prevented from reaching their main target, which was the technical area of the airport, reported The Indian Express.
Seven security personnel have been martyred so far in the operation.
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Indian security personnel search the boot of a vehicle outside the air force base. Indian security officials have alleged that the Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed is responsible for the attack, and is being backed by Pakistan.
