NEW DELHI: Director General of India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) Sharad Kumar on Thursday said there was no evidence of Pakistan government’s involvement in the attack on Indian Air Force base in Pathankot.
Talking to CNN News18, Kumar said there was no evidence to show that the Pakistani government was involved or helping any individual involved in the Pathankot attack.
“Investigation so far does not point to any inside hand,” said the NIA chief when questioned by the host of Pakistani government’s involvement.
Kumar, however, accused Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and its chief Masood Azhar of carrying out the attack, a claim oft repeated after the attack,
“We have sufficient and stringent evidence against Masood Azhar and his brother Rauf Azhar. We will include those in our charge sheet,” the NIA director general told CNN News18.
Kumar said that an Indian investigation team was now looking forward to visiting Pakistan and was waiting for approval from the Pakistani government, adding that the agency would file a charge sheet in this case whether Pakistan allows the Indian team a visit or not. He said that evidence against Masood Azhar and his brother Rauf Azhar is sufficient to file a charge sheet.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Kumar’s statement vindicated Pakistan’s longstanding position on the Pathankot attack.
