Sharif calls up Modi; promises prompt, decisive action

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 05 2016 | 6:02 PM IST
Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif today called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi and promised "prompt and decisive action" against the terrorists behind the Pathankot attack as the Indian leader pressed for immediate steps on "specific and actionable" information provided to them.
Modi received a call this afternoon from the Prime Minister of Pakistan regarding the terrorist attack on the Pathankot airbase, the PMO said.
During the telephonic conversation, Modi "strongly emphasized the need for Pakistan to take firm and immediate action against the organizations and individuals responsible for and linked to the Pathankot terrorist attack," the PMO said in a statement.
The statement said "specific and actionable information in this regard has been provided to Pakistan".
Sharif "assured Prime Minister Modi that his government would take prompt and decisive action against the terrorists," the PMO said.
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First Published: Jan 05 2016 | 6:02 PM IST

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