The United States on Tuesday said it ‘expects’ Pakistan to act against Indian air base attackers and target militant groups.
As Indian security forces continued combing through the sprawling air force base in Pathankot, a Kashmir-based coalition of militant groups the United Jihad Council (UJC) on Monday claimed responsibility for the brazen attack, which is seen as an attempt to derail relations between Pakistan and India.
“The government of Pakistan has spoken very powerfully on this and it’s our expectation that they’ll treat this exactly the way they’ve said they would. We have been clear with the highest levels of the government of Pakistan that it must continue to target all militant groups,” the state department’s John Kirby said.
Three days on from an assault that killed seven military personnel and wounded 22, five attackers have also been eliminated, but one attacker remained in the complex.
