‘Pakistani team to visit India in March for Pathankot attack investigation’

LAHORE , February 20: Indian media has claimed that a Pakistani team would visit the country in March for investigations of Pathankot airbase attack, Dunya News reported Saturday.
According to the foreign media, a six-member team which was formed by Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif after an attack on Pathankot airbase that claimed lives of seven security personnel is likely to visit India in the coming month to collect evidences against Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) AIG Rai Tahir is heading the investigative team. The team, reportedly will pay a visit to the attack site with permission of the Defense Ministry. The members will also have a meeting with the indigenous agency, National Investigating Agency currently probing the terror attack.
Earlier in Indian capital, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval chaired a meeting regarding cooperation with Pakistani team. The meeting discussed issues pertaining to the neighbouring country’s team visit.
It should be mentioned here that a First Information Report (FIR) was registered by Counter Terrorism Department Punjab Police in Gujranwala on Friday on a complaint filed by Deputy Home Secretary Aitzaz-ud-Din.
Seven Indian soldiers were killed in the January 2 attack by six gunmen who entered Pathankot air base in the northern state of Indian Punjab.
India had handed over evidence to Pakistan which reportedly includes recordings of phone calls between terrorists and their alleged handlers. The attack had come a week after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Pakistan in an impromptu development. Foreign secretary level talks between the countries were postponed afterthe attack.
Prime Minister Nawaz was on a foreign tour at the time and he called on Modi to take him in confidence and assure of Pakistan s support in the probe. Contact by Pakistani Prime Minister after the attack saved the budding terms planted in Lahore s Jati Umra earlier.-Agencies