NIA says no Pak role in Pathankot attack

Team to go to Islamabad to complete inquiry

Investigators have not found any evidence to indicate direct complicity of Pakistan or Pakistani agencies in the Pathankot attack, National Investigation Agency chief Sharad Kumar has said.

He also said the NIA has completed its India leg of investigation in the Pathankot case and is waiting for Pakistan to allow the NIA team to visit Islamabad to complete the investigations.

Asked whether any evidence of involvement of Pakistan or any Pakistani government agency aiding terrorists to enter India was found, Kumar told CNNNews18, “so far no evidence to show that the Pakistan government or Pakistani government agency was helping Jaish or Masood Azhar or his aides carry out Pathankot attack.”

When specifically asked whether any inside help to terrorists was given, he said investigation so far does not point to any inside hand.

He said he was hopeful of visiting Pakistan on the basis of reciprocity. He said charge sheet will be filed even if Pakistan did not give NIA access.

“We have sufficient and stringent evidence against Maulana Masood Azhar and his brother Rauf Azhar and we will include those in our chargesheet,”Kumar said.

Asked about the lapses in securing the air base, he said, it is for the government to see. “We are an investigating agency. We are investigating the case as a crime.

We will not recommend any action for lapses or security breach,” Kumar said.