Khaleej Times

Pathankot attack probe team gets Indian visas

- news@khaleejtim­es.com

islamabad — The Pakistan Joint Investigat­ion Team (JIT) has got Indian visas and has prepared a 50-point questionna­ire for investigat­ing the Pathankot incident.

The team which will leave for India on Sunday wants to stay there for a week for complete probe there.

“The JIT’s modus operandi and modalities have been agreed between the Indo-Pak authoritie­s,” said a senior member of the JIT.

The Pakistani authoritie­s conveyed to India that the JIT is of the opinion that it requires a minimum seven-day stay there to carry forward the investigat­ion. The JIT’s senior official said that concerned authoritie­s of both countries had agreed on the mandate and working of the JIT and hoped that the issue of stay would also be solved amicably. The top offi- cer of the JIT said that the JIT would enjoy the same power, mandate and authority in India as in Pakistan. The JIT would work under its own CRPC in India and would visit the crime scene and collect evidences.

The JIT will meet witnesses to record their statements and would also call on Indian investigat­ion officers who already carried out the investigat­ion for sharing informatio­n. The JIT will examine the arms used by the terrorists. It would also record statements of the victims of the terrorist attack and would prepare a memo of the tragedy. India agreed with all the modalities and gave a green signal to Pak authoritie­s. Officers from various security agencies would be part of the team.

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