PATHANKOT AIRBASE
Masood Azhar bounty: India calls Pakistan’s Rs 7 million reward a 'gimmick'; asks Islamabad to take concrete action, not make 'phoney' announcements
India has dismissed Pakistan's bounty announcement on Masood Azhar as a mere gimmick. New Delhi insists Pakistan must take concrete actions against terrorism and not make announcements. Pakistan faces scrutiny from the FATF regarding its anti-terrorism financing efforts. The country was previously on the FATF grey list for deficiencies in its framework. India maintains Pakistan has backslid on its assurances after exiting the grey list.
Pakistan maintains 7-million-rupees bounty on JeM chief Masood Azhar; names him in 'most wanted' list
Pakistan has put forth a considerable reward for any leads that could help in capturing Masood Azhar, the notorious head of Jaish-e-Mohammed. Azhar is on Pakistan's most-wanted list and is being sought by India for orchestrating significant terror attacks, notably the 2001 assault on Parliament. His group is implicated in various bombings and military base assaults. This situation arises ahead of a pivotal Financial Action Task Force meeting in Paris.
Taliban denies Masood Azhar is in Afghanistan, rejects Pakistan's repeated claims
The Taliban regime has denied Masood Azhar's presence in Afghanistan. Pakistan claims Azhar fled to Afghanistan while facing FATF pressure. India seeks Azhar for multiple terror attacks, including the Parliament strike. Pakistan was previously on the FATF grey list for terror financing deficiencies. Azhar was convicted in absentia by Pakistan in 2021.
Pathankot on high alert after carjacking near airbase
The incident has caused fears of a Pathankot airbase-like terrorist attack. In 2016, terrorists had carjacked a police officer’s vehicle to reach the airbase before launching the attack.
NIA to decide whether to allow Pakistani probe team into airbase: Manohar Parrikar
He said that the "crime scene" has been completely barricaded on his orders and no defence asset would be used to facilitate the visit of the Pak team.
Pathankot attack: India to allow Pakistan JIT to visit wherever necessary
A Pakistani Joint Investigation Team will arrive in India on March 27 to carry forward its probe into the Pathankot terror attack.
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Pathankot attack: Two out of six attackers may be 'insiders', says NIA
NIA officials said that to establish the identity of the two insiders they were looking at all personnel present at the airbase.
Did Pathankot attackers get insider help to enter base, smuggle in huge arms and ammunition?
Did a possible collusion with insiders facilitate the movement of Jaish terrorists and their large cache of ammunition into Pathankot airbase?
United Jehad Council claims responsibility for Pathankot attack
Pakistan-based United Jehad Council, an umbrella organisation of about a dozen militant outfits, claimed responsibility for the attack on the Pathankot airbase.
Search ops still on at Pathankot airbase station
The joint operation of the Punjab Police, Army, Air Force and Himachal Pradesh Police was launched yesterday in villages and other areas near the airbase which had witnessed a terror attack last year.
Parliamentary panel raps government for terror attack in Pathankot airbase
Parliamentary panel on Home Affairs said the role of Punjab Police is also very "questionable and suspicious" during the January 2 Pathankot attack.
Visual barriers at Pathankot for Pakistan Joint Investigation Team
India will not allow the ISI officials access to critical areas of the Pathankot airbase nor to the security personnel of NSG, BSF or the Garud commandoes who handled the terror attack.
Six terrorists involved in Pathankot attack: Forensic report
Forensic examination has concluded that remains of two more terrorists were found from the debris, thus confirming that six terrorists were involved.
Charred remains found in Pathankot debris: Rajnath Singh
Amidst the contradictory reports over number of terrorists attacking the Pathankot airbase, the government today said charred remains, apart from four bodies of terrorists, were found at the debris after security forces searched the spot when the operation ended.
Pathankot attack by 'non-state actors' who operate with Pakistan's support: Government
Replying to supplementaries, Parrikar said intelligence had been received about the possible attack indicating Pathankot Army installations as suspected targets.
Firm steps will be taken to deal with cross-border terror: President Pranab Mukherjee
Firm steps would be taken to deal with cross-border terrorism, President Mukherjee said, soon after such attacks including the one on the Pathankot airbase.
Pathankot attack: No formal communication from Pakistan on visit of probe team
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had ruled out allowing Pakistani investigators access the Pathankot airbase.
'ISI agent' who posed as labourer in Pathankot cantonment held
The arrest comes exactly a month after Jaish fidayeen struck Pathankot, killing seven security personnel and a civilian before they were killed.
Pathankot attack probe: NIA scans all calls from vicinity of IAF base
Meanwhile, the NIA is awaiting the report of Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Chandigarh, on the charred remains recovered from the attack site.
The enemy within? Two serving Air Force personnel detained at Pathankot airbase
Intelligence officials said based on Ranjith’s call records, they had been monitoring the two airmen before the attack on Pathankot.
Jaish-e-Mohammad mocks Indian defence agencies, says they could not tackle six jihadis
Maulana Masood Azhar adds that the attack at Pathankot airbase was a fidayeen operation. "Four mujahideen attacked India's Pathankot airbase.
Pathankot: A key airbase in war and peace
The station is a defensive airfield due its proximity to Pakistan and vital for offensive operations of the IAF. It provides logistic support to J&K.
Pathankot attack: NIA to produce arms seized before court
Security forces had recovered some arms and ammunition, including assault rifles, grenade launchers, mortars, bullets, from the Pathankot Airbase after the terror attack.
India "failed" to provide evidence to Pakistan JIT on Pathankot attack: Report
The JIT members visited the Pathankot airbase on March 29 where NIA officials briefed them and showed them the route from where the attackers stormed the airbase.
Need for visible progress in Pathankot case: India tells Pakistan
Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said in Rajya Sabha that the case of terror attack on Pathankot airbase is reported to be under investigation in Pakistan.
Modalities for Pakistan investigation team's visit to India to be worked out: Rajnath Singh
Asked whether the Pakistan team will be given access to the strategic airbase, the Home Minister said modalities will be worked out once they arrive in India.
Panel should also summon PM Narendra Modi, says Bhagwant Mann
Mann said Prime Minister was "100 times more guilty" than him for "inviting ISI" to probe the January 2 terror attack on the airbase that had left seven security personnel dead.
If NIA not allowed to visit Pakistan, it will be betrayal: Rajnath Singh
Singh also said that Jammu and Kashmir has never been an issue between India and Pakistan and if there is an issue between the two countries, it is the issue of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
India did not present witnesses belonging to security forces: Pak on JIT visit
Pakistan tonight said India had not produced witnesses belonging to the security forces before its Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on the Pathankot terror attack.
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