Pathankot attack: PM Narendra Modi chairs meeting with top officials
He is meeting the officials at a time when security officials are conducting an operation at Pathankot Air Base in Punjab which has been attacked by militants.
"Immediately on landing in Delhi, PM @narendramodi is chairing a high level meeting with the NSA, Foreign Secretary & other officials," PMO India tweeted.
The terrorist attack on the air force base in Punjab's Pathankot district, believed to be carried out by Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed that seeks independence for Kashmir,has left six IAF men killed. Five militants have been killed so far.
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