'Pathankot attack was a staged drama'

April 05, 2016 09:14

A report in a Pakistani daily has reported that the team that visited India believes that Indian authorities had prior information about the attackerrs and used the attack as a tool to expand its 'vicious propaganda' against Pakistan 'without having any solid evidence to back the claim'.

According to the paper, a source said that the JITs report states that the Indian government did not cooperate with the JIT and instead made efforts to hinder the probe by the Pakistani team.

The report also raises serious questions over the veracity of Indian claims regarding the Pathankot attack. The JIT has concluded that contrary to the claims of the Indian government about the duration of the encounter, the standoff between the Indian army and alleged terrorists ended within hours of the attack, the source quoted the report, adding that this finding has made it clear that the attack was a drama staged to malign Pakistan and persuade the world community that Pakistan is involved in terrorism.

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