Officials said five gunmen and two security personnel were killed when gunmen dressed in army uniforms mounted an attack early Saturday at the air base in Pathankot town, about 50 kilometers from India’s border with Pakistan and about 430 kilometers north of New Delhi.
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“A total of six terrorists have been killed, but every inch of the air base has to be secured before we call off the operation”, said the official in New Delhi, who requested anonymity.
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The home secretary has further said that so far four terrorists were neutralized and there there could be two or more terrorists still present in the area. He said they were engaged by Indian troops and were kept away from the base’s aircraft and military equipment.
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Pakistan has condemned the attack and said it wanted to continue to build on the goodwill created by the impromptu meeting between Modi and Sharif last month.
The attack on the Pathankot air force base in Punjab, a rare targeting of an Indian military installation outside the disputed northern region of Kashmir, threatens to undermine a tentative thaw in relations with Pakistan.
An Indian army soldier descents the stairs of a house outside the Indian air force base in Pathankot, India, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016.
Military trucks were seen entering and leaving the walled compound with helicopters flying over it on Monday.
Police have said they’re investigating whether the gunmen came from the Indian portion of Kashmir, where rebels routinely stage attacks, or from Pakistan.
While the terrorists slit the throat of other two, the police officer, who is facing charges of alleged breach of discipline, was released later and the vehicle was abandoned at Tajpur village, a place which is 2 km from the IAF’s Pathankot air base.
Trains were deemed safe and were running on schedule by mid-morning, Sharma said.
The base commander, JS Dhamoon, told reporters separately the operation was close to completion but gave no information on any fresh casualties.
The defence ministry said no aircraft or military equipment had been damaged in the fighting. Altogether seven security men, including a Lt. Col of the National Security Guard have been martyred.
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The possible involvement of Pakistan-based militants in the latest raid could be a setback for peace overtures between the nuclear-armed rivals, who have fought three wars since independence in 1947.
