Pakistan forms Joint Investigation Team For Pathankot Attack Probe

According to reports, Pak authorities carried out raids in places like, Gujranwala, Jhelum and Bahawalpur in the state and took an unspecified people into custody.

It went on to quote unnamed sources as saying that the telephone numbers given by India were not registered in Pakistan.

Amid report that Pakistan has rejected the evidence provided by India related to Pathankot terror attack, defence expert P.K Sehgal believes that India should not provide any more evidences to Islamabad and should postpone the Foreign Secretary-level talks.

In a pre-dawn attack on Jan.2, a group of heavily- armed Pakistani terrorists, suspected to be belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed outfit, struck at the Air Force base in Pathankot.

The arrests prompted Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to order a Joint Investigation Team to further investigate the strike at the Indian Air Force airbase.

In yet another betrayal from Pakistan, at a time where pressures are mounting on the country to take action against the terrorists of the Pathankot attacks, Pakistan has gone on to deflect blame. All six terrorists were killed in the counter-offensive.

“We want to strengthen the relationship between India and Pakistan and that will be my effort while I am posted here”, he said while talking to the media.

Addressing an audience which consisted of top brass of the Army including its chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag the minister said until those who inflict damage on others experience the same pain they will not change. They say they are the front ally on the fight against terror, that Islam is a religion of peace, and that Pakistan will fight shoulder-to-shoulder with India against terrorism. The foreign secretary-level talks will happen only after that discussion. In an informal chat with reporters, the new High Commissioner expressed the “desire to improve relations” between the two countries, Geo TV reported.

Last week US Secretary of State John Kerry asked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to find out the truth and stressed on the need to stay focused on the pressing challenge of terrorism in the region. “I think we should wait”, Singh said on the sidelines of an event in Greater Noida.

“Pakistani government has assured it will take effective action”.