Pak-based JeM ‘handlers’ identified in Pathankot terror strike

NEW DELHI: Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar and his brother Abdul Rauf Asghar, mastermind of IC-814 hijack case, are among four persons identified by Indian intelligence agencies as ‘handlers’ behind the recent Pathankot attack.

Besides the agencies here claimed to have found evidence that “conspiracy” was hatched near Lahore, top Government sources said today.

The details of these four persons have been shared with Pakistan “through proper channel” and India has pressed for stern action against them as a condition for any future talks with Pakistan, the sources claimed.

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval is understood to have spoken to his Pakistani counterpart ex-General Nasser Khan Janjua and shared all relevant evidences including voice data, they said. (AGENCIES)