Pakistan condemned the terrorist attack at Pathankot and said that they were working on the “leads” provided by India as a sign of their “commitment”.
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The Sena also said that had the Congress been in power today, there would have been demands to strike at Pakistan and avenge the deaths of soldiers, but now nothing is being done about the incident.
Six militants who attacked an Indian air base have been confirmed killed, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday, adding that a four-day-old operation to secure the compound was still under way.
It remains unclear exactly how the attackers infiltrated the fortified and guarded base, which has a 24-km (15-mile) perimeter surrounded by a 3-metre (10-foot) concrete wall topped with concertina wire.
“The government of Pakistan has spoken very powerfully to this and it’s certainly our expectation that they’ll treat this exactly the way they’ve said they would”, State Department Spokesman John Kirby said on the Pathankot attack believed to be carried out by Pakistani terrorists. “At that time, we had warned him not to trust Pakistan”. Both premiers are resolved to fight terrorism together, an aide also said.
“The challenge of terrorism calls for strengthening our resolve to a cooperative approach”, Khalilullah said.
The cases in connection with the terror assault were initially registered by the local police and later transferred to NIA, a central agency that was set up after the audacious 26/11 Mumbai attack to probe all terror cases in the country. The first case which was filed under Sections 364, 365, 367,368, 397, 398, 419 and 171 of the IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act, pertains to the abduction of Gurdaspur superintendent of police Salwinder Singh. An SP-ranked officer has been made the chief investigating officer of the case.
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Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif has called up PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday following the Pathankot terror attack in the Indian Air Force base.
