The Pakistan Army and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) thus unleashed one of their strategic assets i.e. the JeM (Masood) to carry out the calculated high visibility target (defence installation) attack not in Jammu and Kashmir, but in Punjab. One Indian security source blamed the attack on a Pakistan-based militant group, but said it posed no threat to civilians. However, in the encounter three jawans including 2 Indian Air Force jawans and a a Garud commando were also killed.
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“Enemies of humanity who can’t see India progress, such elements attacked in Pathankot but our security forces did not let them succeed”, Modi wrote on Twitter instead.
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During that same period more than 15,000 Palestinians and 350 Israelis were wounded, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Police said the motive for the attack remained unclear, and little was known about the attacker who had his face covered.
“The United States is committed to our strong partnership with the Indian government to combat terrorism”, State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement, condemning the assault.
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Officials said militants could not go beyond the “langar” (eating place) near the outer perimeter of the IAF complex as the security forces were ready to take them on.
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh today condemned the terrorist attack on the Airforce base in Pathankot.
Modi made a surprise visit to Pakistan Dec. 25 to build momentum for a planned meeting later this month between the countries’ top diplomats.
Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh told reporters that India wants peace with Pakistan, but “if there is any kind of terror attack on India, we will give it a fitting reply”.
The attack by five heavily armed terrorists on the Air Force Base in Pathankot, Punjab, on Saturday morning, was aimed at downsizing the growing global statesman-like image of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, highly-placed sources said.
– While the gunbattle has stopped, CNN-IBN reports quoted Punjab officials as saying that there were combing operations on in the area. However, Saturday’s pre-dawn attack was much more audacious in targeting a large military facility, from which India’s Russian-made fleet of MiG-21 fighter jets and Mi-35 attack helicopters fly.
The Western Air Command chief, Air Marshal S.B. Deo, was on location and personally supervised and coordinated with the Army, NSG and local civil police for exchange of information and operational activities, the statement said.
Jaish-e-Mohammed has also been accused of being involved in the 2001 attack on the Parliament of India in New Delhi that left 14 people dead, including five Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists.
The former Chief Minister said it reminded of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s visit to Lahore, while Pakistani army was planning an attack on Kargil.
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Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh told ANI, a Reuters affiliate: “Pakistan is our neighbour and we want peace, but any terrorist attack on India will get a befitting response”. The free run that the terrorists had for almost 24 hours after the abduction and the fact that they were able to reach and attack the IAF base has exposed the security breach despite the high alert in the area.
