Situation at border discussed; Punjab, Haryana put on high alert
Terrorists made their way to the base from the back where there is a jungle, said sources.
Chandigarh/New Delhi: A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), mandated to probe terror cases, on Saturday reached Pathankot to gather inputs.
In the wake of the attack, Punjab has been put on maximum alert while security measures were also tightened in neighbouring Haryana and the common capital Chandigarh, and in Himachal Pradesh, sources said.
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar and the three service chiefs met national security adviser Ajit Doval at South Block in New Delhi where the Pathankot terror strike was discussed.
Measures to strengthen security at vital defence installations and the situation on the borders with Pakistan are also understood to have been discussed.
Sources in the Central security establishment said the attackers were believed to have infiltrated from Pakistan. The terrorists, with a huge quantity of RDX in their possession, made their way to the base from the back where there is a jungle, they said.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said the Pakistan government should control terror activities.