Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday sought more information for results as it sent the initial investigation report on the Pathankot attack to New Delhi, officials here said. These officials said some arrest had already been made but to move forward Pakistan would need more evidence.
“An initial report has been sent to India. We have asked for more information so that we can get to the bottom of it. We are moving forward,” said a senior government official.
India had given cell phone numbers and phone intercepts to Pakistan. India believes Pathankot attackers used the numbers — 03000597212 and 03017775253 — before carrying out the act. India also linked the attackers to banned Jaish-e-Mohammed outfit.
The official said the investigation into the cell phone numbers was complete and the investigators could not find any registration record. “These numbers are not registered in Pakistan. We are keeping these numbers with us but will be moving on for other clues too. We will be waiting for more details from India,” he added.
Other officials said some arrests had been made during the recent raids and the detainees were being interrogated.
A security official said the authorities raided places in Gujranwala, Jhelum and Bahawalpur districts to arrest suspects. “We are interrogating them to find out if they facilitated the attack on the Pathankot air base,” he added.
On Monday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also ordered to form a Joint Investigation Team of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Military Intelligence (MI), the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and police to investigate the Pathankot attack.
Mr Sharif has already said that a transparent investigation will be made and those involved in the audacious attack will not be spared.
