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Pakistan Arrests Militant Group Members After Indian Air Base Attack

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday said the government wants to send a team of special investigators to the Pathankot air base in India for further investigation.

In a statement, the PMO also confirmed the arrests of several members of the Jaish-i-Mohammad militant group, which India suspects of involvement in what was nearly week-long siege of the Pathankot Indian air base earlier this month.

The attack was claimed by separatist group United Jihad Council, an alliance of Kashmiri militants.

The statement was issued after a high-level meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to discuss the country's security situation.

The PMO statement further elaborated that Jaish-i-Mohammad offices in the country were being traced and sealed.

News of the arrests comes two days before a meeting between the foreign secretaries is scheduled to take place.

“The meeting expressed national resolve not to allow our territory to be used for acts of terrorism anywhere,” the statement said.

It was also noted that “considerable progress” has been made in the investigations, being carried out against terrorist elements reportedly linked to the Pathankot incident.

“In the spirit of the cooperative approach, it was also decided that in order to carry the process forward, additional information would be required, for which the Government of Pakistan is considering to send a Special Investigation Team to Pathankot, in consultation with the Government of India.”

“The meeting reiterated that in line with our decision to counter and completely eliminate terrorism, Pakistan would remain engaged with India on this issue,” the official statement said.

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, National Security Advisor retired Lt General Nasir Khan Janjua, Personal Assistant to Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi, Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, DG ISI Rizwan Akhter and other high officials are also present in the meeting .

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had earlier assured his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi that Islamabad would not hesitate to take “prompt and decisive action” if the involvement of Pakistan-based elements in the attack on the Indian airbase was proved beyond doubt.

Later, in a high-level meeting, presided by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and attended by General Raheel Sharif, reiterated Pakistan's commitment to cooperate with India on the Pathankot incident.

Seven Indian security personnel and four suspected gunmen were killed during the assault on the Indian air base near the Pakistan border. The attack threatened to undermine the two countries' fragile peace process.

Indian Air Force's Pathankot airbase is a mere 50 km from the Pakistan border, and is a major forward operational airbase of the IAF.
 
Actually it's in Pakistani Media saw the News on Geo News Samaa and Dunya News about Pakistan Closed the Jaish office in Pakistan and Arrested some people to

How come they close a jaish office when it has been a terorist organisation? It was probably a hideout for them and stupid media is calling it an office.
 
Pakistan is acting stupid now- its sort of an admission of involvement-
 
How come they close a jaish office when it has been a terorist organisation? It was probably a hideout for them and stupid media is calling it an office.

Pakistani PMO statement mentions Jaish "office" media picked it up from there. Read the article above.
 
Pakistan arrests Jaish members, wants to send investigators to Pathankot

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday said the government wants to send a team of special investigators to the Pathankot air base in India for further investigation.

In a statement, the PMO also confirmed the arrests of several members of the Jaish-i-Mohammad militant group, which India suspects of involvement in what was nearly week-long siege of the Pathankot Indian air base earlier this month.

The attack was claimed by separatist group United Jihad Council, an alliance of Kashmiri militants.

The statement was issued after a high-level meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to discuss the country's security situation.

The PMO statement further elaborated that Jaish-i-Mohammad offices in the country were being traced and sealed.

News of the arrests comes two days before a meeting between the foreign secretaries is scheduled to take place.

“The meeting expressed national resolve not to allow our territory to be used for acts of terrorism anywhere,” the statement said.

It was also noted that “considerable progress” has been made in the investigations, being carried out against terrorist elements reportedly linked to the Pathankot incident.

“In the spirit of the cooperative approach, it was also decided that in order to carry the process forward, additional information would be required, for which the Government of Pakistan is considering to send a Special Investigation Team to Pathankot, in consultation with the Government of India.”

“The meeting reiterated that in line with our decision to counter and completely eliminate terrorism, Pakistan would remain engaged with India on this issue,” the official statement said.

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, National Security Advisor retired Lt General Nasir Khan Janjua, Personal Assistant to Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi, Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, DG ISI Rizwan Akhter and other high officials are also present in the meeting .

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had earlier assured his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi that Islamabad would not hesitate to take “prompt and decisive action” if the involvement of Pakistan-based elements in the attack on the Indian airbase was proved beyond doubt.

Later, in a high-level meeting, presided by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and attended by General Raheel Sharif, reiterated Pakistan's commitment to cooperate with India on the Pathankot incident.

Seven Indian security personnel and four suspected gunmen were killed during the assault on the Indian air base near the Pakistan border. The attack threatened to undermine the two countries' fragile peace process.

Indian Air Force's Pathankot airbase is a mere 50 km from the Pakistan border, and is a major forward operational airbase of the IAF.
 
good soft diplomacy of Modi has done the miracle , in past Indians wanted to dictate as a super power but soft and diplomatic Modi turn arround with Nawaz sharif is paying off for both countries .
 
Is this news Authentic????? ( I mean is there any confirmation from Pakistani news agencies)

If it is Authentic then Why the office is sealed now?????



No no We Indians have a very good memory...... We always have a belief that one day Pakistan will change for good.... But your conviction makes me feel otherwise.....

Note : This post is Zarvan specific - need not be quoted by anyone else....
And I am telling you until you leave Kashmir nothing is going to change and so called arrests all people will be out soon.
 
And I am telling you until you leave Kashmir nothing is going to change and so called arrests all people will be out soon.

Wrong Perception. The problem is not 70 but 25 years old !
Did you wonder Why terror in Kashmir / and Cros Border Terror frm Pakistan in India was Absent from 1947 - 1970/80 ?
 
Wrong Perception. The problem is not 70 but 25 years old !
Did you wonder Why terror in Kashmir / and Cros Border Terror frm Pakistan in India was Absent from 1947 - 1970/80 ?

That's not true. Uprisings in Kashmir have been taking place since 1947.
 
Stop being too skeptical things are different this time.

Times are changing give peace a chance let's all be dreamers.

Pakistan we thank you for your actions.
Take these terrorists to conclusions.

Hopefully india will respond equally.
 
impressed how with one move Nawas & Raheel Sherieff have proven everything India and ROW have been saying about Pakistan all these days, namely:* 'closing offices of JeM' thus admitting the decade old so called 'ban' on JeM was just baloney. If they had really banned JeM how could there have been 'offices' of JeM now?
 

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