United Jihad Council claims responsibility for Pathankot attack?
In a statement to Srinagar Based Local Media Agency CNS, Spokesperson United Jihad Council Syed Sadaqat Hussain said that Pathankot Air Base attack was carried out by the Kashmiri militants associated with ‘Highway Squad’.
“By accusing Pakistan for every attack, India neither succeeded in past to malign the Kashmir Freedom Struggle nor will it get anything in future through malicious propaganda," the spokesperson said.
All the six terrorists, who had attacked the Pathankot air base in Punjab, have been killed, media reports said on Monday.
Heavy firing was heard since Monday morning from inside the air base, where a gunbattle has been on since two teams of terrorists attacked it on Saturday morning.
Seven security personnel have been martyred. The funerals of three martyrs were held on Monday.
The terrorists are believed to have crossed over into India on the intervening night of December 30-31. They entered the air force base sometime between January 1 and 2.
On Sunday evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting with the National Security Adviser, foreign secretary and other officials to discuss the situation in Pathankot.
Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj met a group of diplomats to chalk out a strategy on Pakistan. Coming a week after PM Modi's "spontaneous" visit to Pakistan, the attack has triggered a debate over ties with the neighbouring country.
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