Pak SIT Will Not Be Allowed To Enter Pathankot Base: Rao Inderjit

19 January, New Delhi

Pakistani Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Pathankot terror attack will not be allowed to enter the IAF airbase, Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh said today, days after India said it was willing to welcome the investigative team.

Ever since the External Affairs Ministry said New Delhi looks forward to the visit of the SIT, questions were raised from various quarters whether the team will be given access to the sensitive military installation.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that the Pakistani team can not enter the IAF base at Pathankot without his permission.

Talking to mediapersons during his visit to NCC republic day camp here, the Minister reiterated that the team can not be given entry into the airbase, as Mr Parrikar has already clarified.

He said Pakistan was the epicentre of terrorism and it is for the world community to root out the terror infrastructure.

“This is responsibility of the entire world to eliminate terrorism….this is good for us if the world pressurises Pakistan on the issue of terrorism,” Mr Singh said.