Students of Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and University of Karachi (KU) have been arrested in connection with an attack on an Indian air base in Pathankot.
Usman Sarwar, a resident of Sahiwal and also a student of Pakistan’s most prestigious university LUMS, is amongst the people arrested over the Patkhankot air base attack.
According to local news channel ” Samaa tv” two more persons identified as Saad Mughal and Kashif, a student of University of Karachi, have also been arrested on suspicion of their involvement in the attack
Read: Pathankot attack: Pakistan will send special investigation team’ to India
Earlier, the PM House said in a press statement that several individuals belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammad have been apprehended.
“The offices of the organization are also being traced and sealed,”
Pakistan stated earlier today that it will send a ‘special team’ to the Pathankot air base in India near the Pakistan border to help investigate last week’s deadly assault.
“Pakistan to send special investigation team to India for further investigation of terrorist attack,” a PM House statement read.
“In spirit of the cooperative approach, it was decided that in order to carry the process forward, additional information would be required, for which the government of Pakistan is considering to send a Special Investigation Team to Pathankot, in consultation with the government of India,” the statement said.
The PM House confirmed several members of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JEM) group have been arrested following initial investigation into the Pathankot air base attack, together with the information provided by India. “The offices of the organisation are also being traced and sealed and further investigations are underway,” the statement added.
The developments came during a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during which the current security situation came under discussion. Army chief General Raheel Sharif, DG ISI, Lahore corps commander, ministers of interior and finance, Punjab chief minister and other senior civil, military and police officials were present during the meeting.
The decision comes following initial investigation conducted in Pakistan. “The meeting noted with satisfaction that as part of Pakistan’s commitment to eliminate terrorism from our soil and the expressed national resolve not to allow our territory to be used for acts of terrorism anywhere, considerable progress has been made in the investigations being carried out against terrorist elements reportedly linked to the Pathankot incident,” the PM House further said regarding the meeting.
“The meeting reiterated that in line with our decision to counter and completely eliminate terrorism, Pakistan would remain engaged with India on this issue.” (PhotoNews / Samaa Tv)
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