Pakistani military officers were behind the attack on Indian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan, says police chief of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province.

Sayed Kamal Sadat was quoted as saying by Tolo News that the attackers 'from across the border were well-trained military men who fought Afghan security forces in the 25-hour siege'.

'We saw with our own eyes and I can say 99 percent that those attackers were from Pakistani military and used special tactics while conducting their operation,' Sadat was quoted as saying.

'The attackers were military personnel. They were educated and well prepared and had intelligence. They fought us and only by Allah's grace were we able to control them and eliminate them'.