Suspected Islamist gunmen attacked an Indian air force base near the border with Pakistan early Saturday, security officials said, with at least two of the militants killed and fighting ongoing. “We want good relations with not just Pakistan but with all our neighbors”, Singh said in an official statement following the attack.
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Echoing his views, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said Delhi has made its own mission and the government is merely assisting the people. Not only ministers but even volunteers requested violators to follow odd-even rule and greeted them with flower.
The Pathankot IAF facility, located about 40 kms away from the border with Pakistan, is the base of MiG-21 fighter planes and Mi-25 attack helicopters of Air Force.
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This is the second major fidayeen attack by Pakistani terrorists in north Punjab in just over five months. The attack on Indian Air Force base became the top trend of Twitter in Pakistan and India.
But he warned: “If there is any kind of terror attack on India, we will give it a fitting reply”.
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“Pakistan condemns the terrorist incident in Pathankot, India, today, in which many precious lives have been lost-1/3”, Spokesperson of the Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted. The armed terrorists, who the abducted SP had told the police were in army fatigues, were able to move around in the area, probably on foot.
One analyst pointed out that France declared a state of emergency and prioritized security after the recent Paris attacks that killed more than 120 people. It is also very close to India’s border with rival Pakistan.
Police sources said that at least three IAF security personnel were killed and four others were injured in the terror attack that started around 3.30 a.m. The counter offensive lasted almost 15 hours. Terrorists from Pakistan had launched a terror attack on Dinanagar town in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district on July 27, leaving seven people dead, including a senior police officer. The Pakistan-based militant group based in Pakistan is seeking independence for Indian-ruled Kashmir.
The Himalayan region of Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan, but is claimed in its entirety by both.
Pathankot is on the highway that connects India’s insurgency wracked Jammu and Kashmir state with the rest of the country.
The statement said intelligence inputs had been received of a likely attempt by terrorists to infiltrate into the military installation and preparatory action had been taken to thwart any such attempt.
New Delhi suspended all talks with Pakistan after Islamist gunmen attacked Mumbai in November 2008, killing 166 people. The foreign secretaries of both nations are scheduled to meet in Islamabad later this month.
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“It may lead to a momentary pause in the…dialogue and attacks from the (Indian parliamentary) opposition for not pursuing a harder line, but I don’t think it will have a long-term impact”.
