 "Sharif calls Modi on Pathankot attack, assures action")
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday called up his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi regarding the terror attack on the Pathankot Indian Air Force base and assured that prompt and decisive action will be taken against the terrorists involved, an official statement here said.
Sharif phoned up Modi from Sri Lanka, where he is on a three-day official visit.
The terrorists launched the assault on Indian air base in Pathankot that killed 7 Indian security personnel and injured 22.
In a latest statement, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said six militants who attacked Pathankot air base have been confirmed killed, adding that a four-day-old operation to secure the compound was still under way.
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