A Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of the police in Pakistan’s Punjab province registered an FIR against the alleged attackers of the Pathankot airbase in India.
Sources said the case was lodged against unknown terrorists on the plea of Deputy Home Secretary Aitzaz-ud-Din on charges of murder, attempt to murder and terror charges.
The attack occurred on 2 January when a heavily armed group attacked the Pathankot Air Force Station, part of the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force. A total of 14 people were killed including six attackers, seven security personnel and one civilian.
A special investigation team formed by Pakistan to probe into the Pathankot incident has formally recommended the federal government to lodge an FIR based on the information provided to the NSA Nasser Khan Janjua by his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval.
The interior ministry constituted a six-member team headed by the reputed chief of the Counter Terrorism Department of the Punjab Police department to investigate the Pathankot case.
According to a document, the team held its three meetings in which the information provided by the Indian side was evaluated and partially confirmed the Indian version of the incident.
The sources claimed that the team has yet not interrogated the Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar, who was taken into informal “protective custody” without any legal formality.
It claimed that Janjua is constantly in contact with his Indian counterpart on the developments regarding the ongoing investigations.
However, it is yet not clear if the Indian side has been communicated about the possibility of the registration of an FIR.
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