Pathankot Operation

A search operation was launched by the Punjab Police and other security agencies the frontier districts of Pathankot and Gurdaspur after movement of four suspicious men was reported and an abandoned car was found, authorities said today.

Security has been stepped up and search operations are being carried out around the border localities of Punjab, particularly in Pathankot district, after reports of suspected terrorist movement in the area. Acting on a tip off, early on Thursday morning, security forces spread out in large numbers and searched various locations in the region

A high alert has been sounded in Punjab's Pathankot district after a suspicious bag was found last evening. As soon as the bag containing three Army uniforms was spotted near the Mamoon Army Cantonment Base, the area was cordoned off. Army jawans, police teams and SWAT commandoes have launched a joint operation.

The Pathankot and Gurdaspur districts of Punjab were put on high alert on Wednesday after three 'suspicious' persons went missing after abandoning a robbed SUV at a village in Pathankot.

The airbase station in Pathankot, which had witnessed a terror attack last year, was put on high alert today and a massive search operation was initiated in the area following intelligence input about presence of suspicious men.

Pathankot, which saw a major terror attack in January this year, was on high alert today and a massive search operation was launched after a local resident claimed to have spotted four to five armed men roaming arouns suspiciously in this border district of Punjab.

The search operation, which was launched in Pathankot, after men in army fatigue raised suspicion was called off on Wednesday.

Security agencies carried out a night-long search operation in Pathankot district of Punjab to look for some armed men seen by local residents, police said on Wednesday.

Pathankot, where a terror attack claimed the lives of 7 military personnel in January, is on alert as police received reports that four suspicious men in army fatigues have been seen in the area. A massive search operation is on, during which the police found an army uniform, caps and belts dumped near some bushes.

In the wake of the Uri attack, Western Army Commander Lt Gen Surinder Singh today reviewed the operational preparedness of the Army in Jammu and Pathankot regions and emphasized on ensuring fool proof security measures.

A day after a parliamentary panel claimed some "terrorists were still hiding" in villages close to the "vulnerable" Pathankot airbase, Punjab Police today carried out a massive door-to-door search in at least 28 villages near Pathankot.

The government today came in for a scathing attack in Lok Sabha over the handling of the terror strike on the Pathankot air base, with the opposition dubbing as a "critical mistake" the decision to handover the operation to National Security Guards (NSG).

Punjab government has refused to pay a bill of Rs 6.35 crore to the Center for deployment of paramilitary forces during and after the terror attack at Pathankot air force base.

Punjab police today conducted search operation in Pathankot following reports of intelligence agencies tracing a phone call made to Pakistan from Gujrat village, about 20-25 km from Indo-Pak border.

Amidst the contradictory reports over number of terrorists attacking the Pathankot airbase, the government today said charred remains, apart from four bodies of terrorists, were found at the debris after security forces searched the spot when the operation ended.

A search operation was launched by the Punjab Police and other security agencies the frontier districts of Pathankot and Gurdaspur after movement of four suspicious men was reported and an abandoned car was found, authorities said today.

Security has been stepped up and search operations are being carried out around the border localities of Punjab, particularly in Pathankot district, after reports of suspected terrorist movement in the area. Acting on a tip off, early on Thursday morning, security forces spread out in large numbers and searched various locations in the region

A high alert has been sounded in Punjab's Pathankot district after a suspicious bag was found last evening. As soon as the bag containing three Army uniforms was spotted near the Mamoon Army Cantonment Base, the area was cordoned off. Army jawans, police teams and SWAT commandoes have launched a joint operation.

The Pathankot and Gurdaspur districts of Punjab were put on high alert on Wednesday after three 'suspicious' persons went missing after abandoning a robbed SUV at a village in Pathankot.

The airbase station in Pathankot, which had witnessed a terror attack last year, was put on high alert today and a massive search operation was initiated in the area following intelligence input about presence of suspicious men.

Pathankot, which saw a major terror attack in January this year, was on high alert today and a massive search operation was launched after a local resident claimed to have spotted four to five armed men roaming arouns suspiciously in this border district of Punjab.

The search operation, which was launched in Pathankot, after men in army fatigue raised suspicion was called off on Wednesday.

Security agencies carried out a night-long search operation in Pathankot district of Punjab to look for some armed men seen by local residents, police said on Wednesday.

Pathankot, where a terror attack claimed the lives of 7 military personnel in January, is on alert as police received reports that four suspicious men in army fatigues have been seen in the area. A massive search operation is on, during which the police found an army uniform, caps and belts dumped near some bushes.

In the wake of the Uri attack, Western Army Commander Lt Gen Surinder Singh today reviewed the operational preparedness of the Army in Jammu and Pathankot regions and emphasized on ensuring fool proof security measures.

A day after a parliamentary panel claimed some "terrorists were still hiding" in villages close to the "vulnerable" Pathankot airbase, Punjab Police today carried out a massive door-to-door search in at least 28 villages near Pathankot.

The government today came in for a scathing attack in Lok Sabha over the handling of the terror strike on the Pathankot air base, with the opposition dubbing as a "critical mistake" the decision to handover the operation to National Security Guards (NSG).

Punjab government has refused to pay a bill of Rs 6.35 crore to the Center for deployment of paramilitary forces during and after the terror attack at Pathankot air force base.

Punjab police today conducted search operation in Pathankot following reports of intelligence agencies tracing a phone call made to Pakistan from Gujrat village, about 20-25 km from Indo-Pak border.

Amidst the contradictory reports over number of terrorists attacking the Pathankot airbase, the government today said charred remains, apart from four bodies of terrorists, were found at the debris after security forces searched the spot when the operation ended.