No reason to distrust Pak

Rajnath Singh said: “Pakistan has assured us that it will take effective action. I think we should wait”, Singh told reporters adding, “There is no reason to distrust them (Pakistan) so early”.

He said the NSA was reported to have told a newspaper in an interview that there would be “no peace talks now till Pakistan takes action against Pathankot terrorists and India is satisfied with Pakistans efforts” and then denied the entire interview.

A media report on Monday said Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence is helping probe the suspected Pakistani link to the terror attack on the IAF base.

Pakistani authorities also carried out raids in in Gujranwala, Jhelum and Bahawalpur districts, during which an unspecified number of people were arrested, intelligence officials said.

State Department spokesman John Kirby said Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over telephone last week about the need to continue dialogue between the two countries.

An army jawan during an encounter between the security forces and terrorists at the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot.

“Pakistan’s global legal obligations require it to follow up on these leads to determine whether or not some elements based in Pakistan were involved in the attack”, the former diplomat said.

On the foreign secretary-level talks, Doval has said that it won’t happen if Pakistan does not act against the Pathankot attack masterminds.

India has given “particular and significant data in such manner” to Pakistan.

“Actionable intelligence in regard to the terrorist attack and the links with the perpetrators in Pakistan were provided to the Pakistani side”.

P.M. Sharif says investigations are underway and will reveal exact nature of Pathankot attack.

Prime Minister Modi had blessed the newlywed, offered presents, and left for India, unknowing of his Pakistani host’s guest list.

The foreign secretary-level talks are scheduled for January 15.

Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif had condemned usage of Pakistani soil used for attack on neighbouring country and vowed to catch operatives within 72 hours.