Indian army has rejected Pakistan’s allegation of insider’s role in the terrorist attack on Pathankot airbase. Senior army official Lt Gen K J Singh of Western Command told reporters that National Investigation Agency (NIA) that probed the terrorist attack has ruled out the role of an insider.
Rejecting the Pak team’s allegation, Mr Singh noted that the attack on the airbase was planned and sponsored from across the border especially by Jaish-e-Mohammed.
Pakistan’s Joint Investigation Team (JIT) had visited India in March in connection with the probe in the Pathankot terror attack perpetrated by the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). The terrorists had intruded into the strategic air base at Pathankot on the intervening night of January one – two and mounted the assault. In the fierce encounter that erupted, seven security personnel and four terrorists were killed.