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December 20, 2016 05:05
Pathankot Attack was Code named Nikaah

The terrorist attack, which took place on 2 Januvary 2016 on Airbase station in Pathankot was code named Nikaah.

On Monday The National Investigation Agency filed a chargesheet against Jaishe-Mohammed founded by Masood Azar, and three others for the attack.

The National Investigation Agency’s chargesheet says that the conspiracy was "not limited to Masood Azhar." It also named his brother and his deputy, Abdul Rauf Asghar, Shahid Latif of Gujranwala, Pakistan, and Kashif Jan, the main handler of the four killers. For the training of terrorist, training camps in Pakistan and POK set up, who went extensive physical, military, tactical training before they were radicalised and prepared for jihad."

Seven security personnel were killed and 37 were injured. All the four terrorists were killed. The Chargesheet will be used by India to push its case for imposing UN sanctions against Azhar, who was released in 1999 in a exchange of a hijacked Indian Airline plane.

Pathankot Attack

The NIA filed the Chargesheet at a Panch kula court, says JeM terrorists in pakistan were monitaring the attack, the attack was code named nikaah (wedding) and attackers were called baraati (wedding guest). Azhar and the rest have been charged under relevant sections of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act as well as IPC.

The Facebook chat  of Kashif revealed details of how they shaed congratulatory messages after Indian soldiers were killed. Among Kashif 's chats that NIA accessed, there's one by one Iqbal gloating, "Kya kaifiyat hai, kya nazare hain; bahut hi umda (what circumstances, and what sights, beautiful... applause)," he tells Kashif.

In another chat, Mohammed Zia asks about the situation in Pathankot to which Kashif replies, "Nazare khatam hue, baraati ghar gaye (the scenes are over, and the wedding guests are home)."

The Terrorsit wanted the Indian government to know that Jem was behind the attack. The terrorists brought hand-written notes with them, one in English and another in Urdu.

"Jaish-e-Mohammad Zindabad.Tanghdar se le kar Samba, Kathua, Rajbagh aur Delhi tak Afzal Guru Shaheed ke jaan-nesar...tum ko milte rahe.. Allah AGS 25-12-15," the note read, praising Guru as a `martyr' known from "Tanghdar to Delhi".

The chargesheet seeks Azhar's prosecution along with his brother Rauf Asghar and others.

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By AMandeep

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