According to reports, Nawaz Sharif assured Narendra Modi that his government would take prompt and decisive action against the terrorists.
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Alliance spokesman Syed Sadaqat Hussain said in a statement to Current News Service, which is based in the Indian portion of Kashmir, that the attack was a message to India that its security forces were not beyond the militants’ reach.
Guns had fallen silent on Tuesday morning at the air base here even as the operation against terrorists entered its fourth day with security personnel engaged in search and combing operations to sanitise the installation.
The government of Pakistan has said publicly and privately that it is not going to discriminate among terrorist groups as part of its counter-terrorism operation, the United States official said.
Questions are now being raised in New Delhi on how the government will react and whether the attacks will impact talks scheduled to be held between the foreign secretaries of the two countries in Islamabad later this month. Security forces worked Monday to “eliminate” two remaining militants.
Air force spokeswoman Rochelle D’Silva said on Tuesday “there has been no firing since Monday night at the base” near the border with Pakistan. He said it would be better for the NIA to complete its investigation.
Asked if the USA wanted Pakistan to do more in the fight against terrorism, Mr Kirby said: “We recognise there’s more everybody can do – not just Pakistan, but every nation in the region can do – because it is a shared challenge”.
“This is an issue – as are so many issues between India, Pakistan – we want to see them work out bilaterally”, he said.
The phone call from Sharif came as the Pakistan link to the attack became clear.
He further added that both incoming and out going calls were made to Pakistan and that Pathankot attack and was similar to Dinanagar Police station attack.
Combing operations in the Pathankot air base are still underway and are likely to be over by Wednesday, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said.
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During the Pathankot operation around seven Indian jawans were martyred and more than 20 were injured.
