An official press release said in Delhi that National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Army chief Dalbir Singh and chiefs of NSG and BSF were present during the visit.
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Indian authorities say that they have shared information, including phone numbers, with Pakistani officials to help them locate the suspects. “We hope that like there has been a change in tone, there will be a change in action too”, he added.
India’s National Investigating agency has provided eight piece of crucial evidence to their counterpart in Pakistan, which proves that the intruders had come from Pakistan and were supported from their soil.
Meanwhile, a Reuters report from Islamabad said Sharif and army chief Raheel Sharif pledged to cooperate fully with India on investigations into the attack.
“Continuation of India-Pakistan talks is needed in the interest of regional stability and the leadership role by both prime ministers is required to ensure continuous dialogue”, Mr Kerry was quoted as having told Mr Sharif.
“India will probably wait to see what action Pakistan takes on Jaish-e-Mohammed before proceeding any further on the dialogue front”, he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in Pathankot to assess the situation after the terrorist attack in the frontier town.
“Now, he has rung up Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and actually I believe told him that every evidence is transparent, you must take action against the evidence given by India and he expects some action”.
Islamabad: The foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India will here on January 16, Sartaj Aziz, the prime minister’s advisor on foreign affairs, has said.
The foreign ministry had also reportedly suggested the attack might be an attempt to derail the recent improvement in bilateral relations, in the wake of Modi’s Lahore visit. The surprise visit was taken as a sign that Modi wanted to stay invested in the peace process revived in December. Also at the meeting were a senior officer of Pakistan’s notorious Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and its Director General Military Operations.
“Representatives of Pakistan, Afghanistan, China and the USA will participate in the preparatory talks”, an official said.
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According to former foreign secretary Lalit Mansingh, “Ordering a probe is the first step”. This is notwithstanding the fact that the United Jihad Council, an umbrella of Kashmiri separatist groups, has claimed responsibility for the brazen assault that continued for three days.
