attack on India airbase

Pakistan tells Kerry it will reveal truth

AFP, ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured US Secretary of State John Kerry that his country is investigating the deadly attack on an Indian air force base and will soon “bring out the truth”, officials said. Indian officials suspect the January 2 attack on the Pathankot base, which left seven soldiers dead, was carried out by the banned Pakistan-based group Jaish-e-Mohammed. The incident has overshadowed plans for talks between the two rival nations later this week. “We are swiftly carrying out investigations in a transparent manner and will bring out the truth,” Sharif told Kerry, according to a statement from his office late Saturday following Kerry’s call earlier in the day. “The world will see our effectiveness and sincerity in this regard.” Sharif said Pakistan was eliminating terrorism from its soil and would not allow anyone to use it to carry out terror operations abroad. The attack—a rare targeting of an Indian military installation outside disputed Kashmir—threatened to undermine improving relations with Pakistan, with talks between the two countries’ foreign secretaries set to be held on January 15 in Islamabad. It came about a week after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a surprise visit to Pakistan, the first by an Indian premier in 11 years.

 

attack on India airbase

Pakistan tells Kerry it will reveal truth

AFP, ISLAMABAD: Pakistans Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured US Secretary of State John Kerry that his country is investigating the deadly attack on an Indian air force base and will soon bring out the truth, officials said. Indian officials suspect the January 2 attack on the Pathankot base, which left seven soldiers dead, was carried out by the banned Pakistan-based group Jaish-e-Mohammed. The incident has overshadowed plans for talks between the two rival nations later this week. We are swiftly carrying out investigations in a transparent manner and will bring out the truth, Sharif told Kerry, according to a statement from his office late Saturday following Kerrys call earlier in the day. The world will see our effectiveness and sincerity in this regard. Sharif said Pakistan was eliminating terrorism from its soil and would not allow anyone to use it to carry out terror operations abroad. The attacka rare targeting of an Indian military installation outside disputed Kashmirthreatened to undermine improving relations with Pakistan, with talks between the two countries foreign secretaries set to be held on January 15 in Islamabad. It came about a week after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a surprise visit to Pakistan, the first by an Indian premier in 11 years.