Pathankot attack: Pakistan arrests three JeM terrorists

Updated: Wednesday, January 13, 2016, 16:09 [IST]

Islamabad, Jan 13: Pakistan arrested three members of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), which is suspected to be behind the Pathankot terror attack.

In a pre-dawn attack on the Pathankot air base, seven soldiers martyred and six terrorists were killed on January 2.

According to Tribune, many offices of the outfit have also been closed by the Pakistani authorities. Pakistan will also send investigators to India for further probe.

"Several members of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JEM) group have been arrested following initial investigation into the Pathankot air base attack, together with the information provided by India," said a statement issued by the PM house.

"The offices of the organisation are also being traced and sealed and further investigations are underway," the statement added.

Some evidence of the Pathankot attackers' purported links to Pakistan were shared by India to Islamabad.