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| Pathankot attack: India PM Modi urges Pakistan action | Pathankot attack: India PM Modi urges Pakistan action |
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| Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Pakistan to take action against militants India says are responsible for a deadly assault on an air base. | |
| Mr Modi urged an "immediate" response to the Pathankot base attack in Punjab after his counterpart Nawaz Sharif telephoned him to discuss the violence. | |
| Mr Sharif promised Pakistan would take "prompt and decisive action against the terrorists", Indian officials said. | Mr Sharif promised Pakistan would take "prompt and decisive action against the terrorists", Indian officials said. |
| Indian troops killed six militants after a four-day battle at the base. | Indian troops killed six militants after a four-day battle at the base. |
| India's Press Information Bureau said India had provided Pakistan with "specific and actionable" information on the attack. | India's Press Information Bureau said India had provided Pakistan with "specific and actionable" information on the attack. |
| It started on Saturday, when a group of gunmen - wearing Indian army uniforms - entered the residential quarters on the base. Three days of heavy gunfire followed as Indian troops battled the gunmen. | It started on Saturday, when a group of gunmen - wearing Indian army uniforms - entered the residential quarters on the base. Three days of heavy gunfire followed as Indian troops battled the gunmen. |
| India's Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told journalists on Tuesday that "all six terrorists were neutralised". But he added that the search at the base was likely to continue for days before it could be declared completely safe. | India's Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told journalists on Tuesday that "all six terrorists were neutralised". But he added that the search at the base was likely to continue for days before it could be declared completely safe. |
| Mr Parrikar said troops took more than three days to "neutralise the militants" because the air base was huge. | Mr Parrikar said troops took more than three days to "neutralise the militants" because the air base was huge. |
| Pathankot: A strategic location | Pathankot: A strategic location |
| The attack is being seen as a blow to an apparent Indo-Pakistani peace initiative launched just days ago. | The attack is being seen as a blow to an apparent Indo-Pakistani peace initiative launched just days ago. |
| Hopes for a thaw in relations were raised after Mr Modi paid an unexpected visit to Mr Sharif on his way back from Afghanistan in late December. | |
| The United Jihad Council - a coalition of more than a dozen militant groups fighting against Indian rule in Kashmir - claimed its "national highway squad" was behind the attack. | The United Jihad Council - a coalition of more than a dozen militant groups fighting against Indian rule in Kashmir - claimed its "national highway squad" was behind the attack. |
| The council, based in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, is headed by Syed Salahuddin who also leads Hizb-ul Mujahiddin, the longest surviving Kashmiri militant group. | The council, based in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, is headed by Syed Salahuddin who also leads Hizb-ul Mujahiddin, the longest surviving Kashmiri militant group. |
| It said it wanted to show India that no security establishment was out of reach from militants, and that India should allow all Kashmiris to decide their political future. | It said it wanted to show India that no security establishment was out of reach from militants, and that India should allow all Kashmiris to decide their political future. |
| Over the weekend some Indian security officials suggested the Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed was to blame. India says the group is backed by Pakistan, but Islamabad denies this. | Over the weekend some Indian security officials suggested the Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed was to blame. India says the group is backed by Pakistan, but Islamabad denies this. |