Security heightened in Pathankot airbase ahead of PM Modi’s visit

Pathankot: Security has been heightened at the Indian Air Force Base in Pathankot where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive today for a first-hand assessment of the situation following the deadly terror strike.

The Prime Minister is expected to reach the airbase by around 11 am.

Meanwhile, security forces have declared that the airbase has been fully sanitised after a massive combing operation by the Army, National Security Guard and IAF’s Guard Commandos which spanned over three days.

According to reports, the Prime Minister will take an aerial survey including the border areas.

Earlier, the Minister of Home Affairs announced that four National Investigation Agency (NIA) teams are camping in districts of Punjab to verify the facts and examine witnesses in close cooperation with Punjab Police in the ongoing investigation. (ANI)