New Delhi : Pakistan’s Joint Investigation Team (JIT) arrived in the national capital on Sunday to probe the deadly terrorist attack on the Pathankot Air Force Base.
According to sources, the JIT comprises of Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) AIG Rai Tahir as convener, Intelligence Bureau Lahore Deputy Director General Azim Arshad, Lt. Col Tanvir Ahmed of the ISI, Lt, Col Irfan Mirza of MI and Gujranwala CTD Investigating Officer Shahid Tanveer.
The team would visit Pathankot on March 29 through a helicopter.
The Indian authorities are still working on modalities authorities. As of now, it is said that they will not go by road and will only fly to Pathankot.
Reports state that the team’s movement would be restricted only to the area of the engagement between security forces and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists.
On January 2, terrorists attacked the Pathankot Air Force Station, part of the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force.
Four terrorists were killed and two security personnel were martyred in the gun battle.
(ANI)