The combing operations in Pathankot airbase is continuing for the third day today. Air Force, Army, NSG commandoes and Punjab Police are jointly conducting this operation. It came to know that fresh gun battle takes place between terrorists holed up in the air force quarters a short while ago. One more terrorist is reportedly killed in the cross firing thus number of terrorists killed so far reached to five.

NSG Major General Dushyanth Singh spoke to media today afternoon, along with two other officers. He said “So far, we have eliminated four terrorists and we are suspecting there are four terrorists still hiding somewhere inside the air force quarters. The air base is so large that it is almost equal to a big city. So, it may take some time to round up the terrorists. He said security forces averted a major disaster as they were on high alert. He said all the assets in the air base are safe and he can assert for its security. He said terrorists can’t escape from their hideouts as entire air base has been surrounded by the army, air force and NSG commandoes. He said air force helicopters with night vision equipment are also participating in the combing operations.

In the meantime, three persons were arrested from Mohali in Punjab today during combing operations. One automatic rifle, ammunitions and a mobile with Pakistan sim card recovered from them. They were identified as Harjinder Singh, Gurjant Singh and Sandeep Singh. Punjab Police are questioning them to know whether they are any way connected with Pathankot terrorists’ attacks or not.

It seems the intensity of the terrorists attacks is very severe than it appears in the media. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a high level meeting with top officials at his residence in 7, Race Course Road, New Delhi in the noon today. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval reportedly briefed him about the ongoing operations in Pathankot air base.