Nawaz Sharif
Lahore, January 30
Pakistan will soon complete its investigation into the Pathankot terror attack and make it public, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said today.The attack had had a negative impact and disturbed the talks with India which were “going in the right direction” after the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, he said.“The investigation into the Pathankot incident is under way and we will make its findings public soon,” he said while talking to mediapersons here. “Whatever facts come out we will bring them forth before everyone,” he said. Sharif vowed that Pakistan would go to any length to uncover the alleged use of its soil in the January 2 attack on the air base in Pathankot by suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists. “It is our responsibility to uncover if our soil was used in the attack. We will do this and the ongoing investigations will soon be completed,” he said.The terrorists were being defeated and in desperation, they were carrying out isolated acts to make their presence felt, he said, adding that the remaining ones will also be eliminated.Meanwhile, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said none of the “suspects” arrested in connection with the attack had been charged. “The investigation team is probing the matter and its findings will be made public,” Sanaullah told mediapersons.On whether any link of JeM has been established, he said: “The investigation team is also probing this.”Sharif had formed a six-member committee headed by Additional Inspector General of Punjab’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) to investigate the attack in which seven security personnel were killed. — PTI
PATHANKOT SLOWED DOWN TALKS: SHARIF
EW DELHI: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for the first time has said that the terror strike on Pathankot airbase affected the dialogue process with India, reports said on Saturday. India has alleged that Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of Pakistanbased terror group Jaish-eMohammad, is responsible for plotting the Pathankot attack and given several pieces of evidence against him.
Pathankot affected dialogue, says Sharif
NEW DELHI: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has for the first time said the terror strike on the Pathankot air base affected the dialogue process with India, according to reports on Saturday.
“Talks with India were progressing but the Pathankot attack has affected the dialogue process,” Sharif was quoted as saying by the media.
However, he said Pakistan will soon complete its investigation into the attack. Sharif vowed that Pakistan would go to any length to uncover the alleged use of its soil in the January 2 attack on the air base by suspected JeM terrorists.
“It is our responsibility to uncover if our soil was used in the attack. We will do this and the ongoing investigations will soon be completed,” Sharif told reporters here.
India has accused that Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad chief, is responsible for plotting the Pathankot attack and given several proofs against him. India had given “specific and actionable information” to Pakistan soon after the Pathankot attack reportedly carried out by JeM terrorists on January 2 that killed seven Indian soldiers.
Pakistan, however, is yet to any action against Azhar or JeM operatives even three weeks after the attacks. Following the attacks, India and Pakistan agreed to postpone scheduled diplomatic talks till the end of January.
Pakistan on Thursday had said it expects India to go ahead with a planned meeting of the foreign secretaries and called on New Delhi not to indulge in a blame game because it undermines efforts to counter terrorism.
नवाज ने माना-पटरी से उतर गयी बातचीत
लाहौर, 30 जनवरी (एजेंसियां)
पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री नवाज शरीफ ने माना कि पठानकोट एयरबेस पर आतंकी हमले के बाद भारत-पाक वार्ता प्रक्रिया पटरी से उतर गयी। बातचीत फिर से अच्छे माहौल में शुरू होने की उम्मीद करते हुए शरीफ ने कहा कि आतंकवादियों को शिकस्त दी जा रही है, वे हताश हैं। वे अपनी मौजूदगी महसूस कराने के लिए हरकतें कर रहे हैं। उन्होंने उम्मीद जताई कि आतंकवादियों का सफाया कर दिया जायेगा। शनिवार को संवाददाताओं से बातचीत में पाक पीएम ने कहा कि पठानकोट हमले की जांच जल्द ही शुरू होगी। उन्होंने यह भी दोहराया कि पाकिस्तान अपनी सरजमीं का इस्तेमाल आतंकियों को नहीं करने देगा। नवाज ने कहा, ‘हिन्दुस्तान के पीएम और विदेश मंत्री की यात्रा के बाद बातचीत सही दिशा में बढ़ रही थी, लेकिन अफसोस है कि पठानकोट हमले ने खलल डाला।’
आतंकियों को बेनकाब करना हमारी जिम्मेदारी
गत 2 जनवरी को पठानकोट एयरबेस पर हुए हमले और आतंकियों के पाक कनेक्शन के सवाल पर शरीफ ने कहा कि इस हमले को बेनकाब करने के लिए उनका देश किसी भी हद तक जाएगा। उन्होंने कहा, ‘यदि हमले में हमारी सरजमीं का इस्तेमाल हुआ है तो यह हमारी जिम्मेदारी है कि इसे बेनकाब किया जाए। हम जांच कर रहे हैं जो अंजाम तक पहुंचेगी।’
अब तक कोई गिरफ्तारी नहीं : कानून मंत्री
उधर, पंजाब प्रांत के कानून मंत्री राणा सनाउल्ला ने कहा कि अभी किसी ‘संदिग्ध’ की गिरफ्तारी नहीं हुई है। उन्होंने कहा, ‘टीम मामले की जांच कर रही है, जो भी सामने आयेगा उसे सार्वजनिक किया जायेगा।’ जैश-ए-मोहम्मद के हाथ होने के एक सवाल पर उन्होंने कहा, ‘जांच जारी है।’ ध्यान रहे कि पीएम शरीफ ने पंजाब के अतिरिक्त महानिरीक्षक के नेतृत्व में छह सदस्यीय जांच टीम बनायी है। गौर हो कि मामले में भारत सबूत सौंप चुका है।
नकाबपोशों ने पटियाला में कार छीनी, अलर्ट
पटियाला : पटियाला में शनिवार को चार हथियारबंद व्यक्तियों ने 25 साल के युवक से कार छीन ली। पुलिस ने अलर्ट जारी किया। पुलिस ने बताया कि दशमेश नगर निवासी वरुण जैन ने शिकायत की है कि चार नकाबपोश हथियारबंद व्यक्तियों ने उसके घर के पास उससे कार छीन ली। वह सुबह पांच बजे गुरुद्वारे जा रहा था। जैन ने बताया कि जब उन्होंने प्रतिरोध करने का प्रयास किया तो उन लोगों ने उसकी पिटाई कर दी। पुलिस जांच कर रही है।
Pak action
may get talks going
PAVING THE WAY
Centre tells neighbour that it expects it to ‘act’ on the leads in a reasonable time frame
NEW DELHI: After the initial guarded approach, both the neighbours seem to have gone back to an old narrative where each finds the other wanting. India expects Pakistan to act against the handlers of Pathankot air base attack in time so that the two foreign secretaries meet in Islamabad next month.
HT FILE/SAMEER SEHGALFor India, attack on the Pathankot air base coincided with the efforts led by PM Modi to get the talks process back on track.For India, attack on the forward air base at Pathankot by Pakistan-based militants could not have come at a worse time. It coincided with the efforts led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get the talks process back on track.
While the government has gone public with a posturing that progress on 26/11 Mumbai attack case is a “test” for Pakistan’s commitments on cracking down on anti-India terror groups, what would get the talks going will be some “demonstrable action” by Pakistan on Jaish-e-Mohammed, the militant group blamed for Pathankot attack.
Though the posturing doesn’t look unfamiliar to what the neighbours did after the Mumbai attack of 2008 that killed 166 people, sources said there have been concerted efforts to be wiser from the past experience.
Unlike in the past, Pakistan soon enough accepted groups in its territory hatching the Pathankot attack, which India termed as “right initial steps”. But New Delhi finds them short of meeting the requirement for creating the right atmosphere for talks.
However, the government has adopted a policy of not linking any specific action against LeT as a pre-condition for talks in public, sources said it has been conveyed to Pakistan that it expects the neighbour to “act” on the leads in a reasonable time frame. It is also necessary for the government ahead of the crucial budget session of parliament to fend off opposition attack.
Foreign secretary S Jaishankar will accompany exter nal af f airs minister Sushma Swaraj for the joint commission meeting in Sri Lanka on February 5 and 6.
The foreign secretaries are to meet in Islamabad to announce the timeline for their bilateral talks.