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Pakistan arrests militant group members after Indian air base attack

Published: 13 Jan 2016 - 01:08 pm | Last Updated: 15 Nov 2021 - 08:50 pm
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An Indian security personnel stands guard on a building at the Indian Air Force (IAF) base at Pathankot in Punjab, India, January 5, 2016. REUTERS


ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Wednesday it had arrested several members of the Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group, which is suspected of masterminding an attack earlier this month on an Indian air base.
Pakistan’s prime minister’s office said in a statement that the offices of the group were being traced and sealed, and that the government wants to send a team of special investigators to the Pathankot air base in India for further investigation.
News of the arrests comes 48 hours before a rare meeting between the foreign secretaries of the nuclear-armed rivals is tentatively scheduled to take place.  
REUTERS