Pathankot attack: Pakistan arrests 3 suspects, sends them to 6-day custody

Islamabad: Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Bushra Zaman on Saturday granted six-day physical remand to three suspects said to be involved in the Pathankot airbase attack and handed them over to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD).

The suspects had been arrested by the CTD from a rented house near Chand Da Qila bypass over suspicion that they were facilitators of the attack, reports Dawn.

Suspects Khalid Mahmood, Irshadul Haque and Muhammad Shoaib denied charges and were shifted to an undisclosed location for investigation.

Recently, Pakistan has set up a five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe the Pathankot airbase terror attack.The probe team comprises Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Additional Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Tahir Rai (convener), Lahore Deputy Director General (DDG) Intelligence Bureau Mohammad Azim Arshad, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt-Col Tanvir Ahmed, Military Intelligence Lt-Col Irfan Mirza and Gujjaranwala CTD Investigating Officer Shahid Tanveer (members).

India alleged that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a banned militant outfit, was responsible for attack on an airbase in the Punjab on January 2 which left seven security personnel dead. New Delhi asked Islamabad to move against the perpetrators of the assault.