Pakistan condemns suicide attack on Indian Air Force base

Pakistan on Saturday condemned the terrorist attack on an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot in Indian Punjab, Geo News reported.

A statement by the Pakistan Foreign Office expressed condolences to the government and people of India specially with the families of those who lost their lives in the horrible attack.

The Foreign Office further highlighted Pakistan’s resolve to eliminate terrorism from the region, adding that recent goodwill gestures between the two countries have given way to better friendly relations between Pakistan and India.

According to Indian media reports, attackers dressed in Indian Army uniforms stormed the Pathankot airbase overnight. Border police chief Vijay Singh told media that the operation to eliminate the gunmen had lasted three hours.

The raid resembled an assault last July by gunmen on a police post in Gurdaspur that killed nine people. However, Saturday's pre-dawn attack appeared to have been much more audacious by targeting a large military facility.

Source: MENA