Sharif said “his government was working on the leads and information provided by the Indian government” and that “the Pakistani government would investigate this matter”, said the statement issued by the Pakistan PMO.
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He said the terrorists were carrying 40-50 kgs of bullets, mortars, which were fired from modified Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher besides some magazines.
A senior government official said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was listening to only moderate people on India and keeping the hawks at bay to ensure the dialogue process does not get derailed.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said six terrorists, who had attacked the Pathankot air base, have been neutralised.
A 20-member National Investigation Agency team is looking into the attack, and is likely to be exploring a “conspiracy angle” behind the strike on the air base, The Times of India said.
Meanwhile, in a statement issued by Pakistan, it has claimed the they are working on the “leads” provided by India on the terror attack.
“Modi strongly emphasised the need for Pakistan to take firm and immediate action against the organisations and individuals responsible for and linked to the Pathankot terrorist attack”, the statement said.
Based on the given evidence, India wants to increase pressure on Pakistan so that they act against the top brass of Jaish-e-Mohammad which is believed to be behind the attack. A former Minister of State of External Affairs in UPA-I, Mr.Sharma said only the disclosure of the outcome of the government’s engagement with Pakistan in Bangkok would help the Opposition understand what prompted Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make a surprise trip to Lahore.
“There are direct and back-channel contacts and we have told them extremists won’t dictate the policy towards India”, he told The Nation.
“Living in the same region and with a common history, the two countries should remain committed to a sustained dialogue process”, it said, adding, “The challenge of terrorism calls for strengthening our resolve to a cooperative approach”.
On December 23 Pakistan had proposed talks between Foreign Secretaries in Islamabad in January to discuss all outstanding issues.
The two leaders had a seemingly impromptu meeting on November 30 at the Paris climate summit.
Reports suggest that National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval had provided to Pakistani authorities the details like the call intercepts.
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Two days later, Sushma Swaraj landed in Islamabad to attend the Heart of Asia conference on Afghanistan.
