<div align="justify">The airbase station here, which had witnessed a terror attack last year, was put on high alert today and a massive search operation was initiated in the area following intelligence input about presence of suspicious men.<br /><br />The joint operation of Punjab Police, the Army, the Air Force and the Himachal Pradesh Police was launched following the intelligence input, Pathankot SSP Nilambari Vijayjagdale said.<br /><br />Without divulging much information, she said the search operation is part of precautionary measures and more than 500 security personnel are engaged in it.<br /><br />The SSP said the operation is being carried out in villages and other areas located near the airbase station and air surveillance is also being conducted using helicopters.<br /><br />Besides patrolling by security personnel, Quick Response Teams have also been deployed to check any suspicious activity, police said.<br /><br />Last year, terrorists had sneaked in from across the border and attacked the air base on the intervening night of January 1-2 while Dinanagar in Gurdaspur was targeted on July 27 in 2015.<br /><br />The Pathankot attack had claimed the lives of seven security personnel while four terrorists were killed.<br /><br />In the Dinanagar attack, three heavily-armed terrorists wearing army fatigues had stormed a police station, killing seven persons, including a Superintendent of Police, before they were gunned down during a day-long operation.</div>
<div align="justify">The airbase station here, which had witnessed a terror attack last year, was put on high alert today and a massive search operation was initiated in the area following intelligence input about presence of suspicious men.<br /><br />The joint operation of Punjab Police, the Army, the Air Force and the Himachal Pradesh Police was launched following the intelligence input, Pathankot SSP Nilambari Vijayjagdale said.<br /><br />Without divulging much information, she said the search operation is part of precautionary measures and more than 500 security personnel are engaged in it.<br /><br />The SSP said the operation is being carried out in villages and other areas located near the airbase station and air surveillance is also being conducted using helicopters.<br /><br />Besides patrolling by security personnel, Quick Response Teams have also been deployed to check any suspicious activity, police said.<br /><br />Last year, terrorists had sneaked in from across the border and attacked the air base on the intervening night of January 1-2 while Dinanagar in Gurdaspur was targeted on July 27 in 2015.<br /><br />The Pathankot attack had claimed the lives of seven security personnel while four terrorists were killed.<br /><br />In the Dinanagar attack, three heavily-armed terrorists wearing army fatigues had stormed a police station, killing seven persons, including a Superintendent of Police, before they were gunned down during a day-long operation.</div>