One of the numbers belongs to attacker's mother.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi watching a presentation on counter-terrorist and combing operation by the Defence Forces, at Pathankot Airbase. (Photo: PTI)
Islamabad: Pakistan is scrutinising two Pakistani cellphone numbers given by India that were allegedly used by the attackers of the Pathankot airbase, officials said on Saturday.
India had earlier provided the two cellphone numbers to authorities in Pakistan with the claim that the attackers of Pathankot airbase called from the Indian city to the numbers but no clues were available with the authorities in India about what transpired.
The numbers — 03000597212 and 03017775253 — are both switched off. The first number most probably belongs to the mother of one of the attackers while the second belongs to one of the handlers of the terrorists. The agencies here are looking into details of the evidence and trying to ascertain veracity of it, an official said. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has already ordered investigations into the New Delhi leads regarding the Pathankot attack.
Pak says FS meet on Jan. 15:
In the midst of uncertainty in the wake of the Pathankot terror attack, Pakistan has said foreign secretary-level talks with India are scheduled to take place on January 15. In reply to a question in Parliament, Prime Minister’s adviser on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz said Pakistan and India’s foreign secretaries are scheduled to meet on January 15.
He said the two foreign secretaries will decide the time schedule of various meetings under the newly agreed “Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue”. Mr Aziz said Kashmir will be part of the talks between the two countries along with several other issues. Mr Aziz’s response came to a query by Pakistan Tekrik-e-Insaf party’s Shireen Mazari.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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