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No evidence of Pakistan govt involvement in Pathankot attack: Indian NIA chief
[DAWN] Director General of India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) Sharad Kumar on Thursday said there is no evidence of Pakistain government's involvement in the attack on Indian Air Force base in Pathankot.Talking to CNN News18, Kumar said that there is no evidence to show that Pak government was involved or helping any individual involved in the Pathankot attack. "Investigation so far does not point to any inside hand," said the NIA chief when questioned by the host of any Pak government's involvement. Kumar, however, accused Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) and its chief Masood Azhar for carrying out the attack, a claim oft repeated after the attack, "We have sufficient and stringent evidence against Masood Azhar and his brother Rauf Azhar. We will include those in our charge sheet," the DG NIA told CNN News18. Kumar added Indian investigation team is now looking forward to visiting Pakistain and is waiting for approval from the Pak government, adding that the agency will file a chargesheet in this case whether Pakistain allows the Indian team a visit or not. Posted by: Fred 2016-06-03 |
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