Ali Kashif Jan, the Pakistani handler of the 2016 terror attack on Pathankot air base, has been designated as a terrorist by the government.

Jan alias Jan Ali Kashif is the third terrorist to have been designated as a terrorist by the central government in the last five days.

The Union home ministry said in a notification than Jan was the handler of Punjab's Pathankot air force station terror attack in January 2016 in which seven security personnel and one civilian were killed.

Jan, 42, is the operational commander and part of the core planning committee of the dreaded terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). He continues to operate from the launching pads located in Pakistan and is involved in recruitment of cadres for their training and coordinate attack plans at targets in India, the home ministry said.

Jan is also accused in various cases registered and being investigated by the National Investigation Agency. He had been declared proclaimed offender in these cases.

After the terror attack at the Pathankot air base, a five-member team of Pakistani investigators had visited the air base and collected evidence for three days and met witnesses and survivors.

However, after the Pakistani team returned home, it put the blame on India for the attack.

Jan was born on January 30, 1982 and a resident of Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.

A Red Corner Notice was also issued against him. Jan is now 34th individual who has been designated as terrorist by the government.

On April 8, the government had designated Hafiz Talha Saeed, a key leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the son of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, a terrorist.

On Monday, Pakistani national Mohiuddin Aurangzeb Alamgir, who was involved in the terror attack on a CRPF bus in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, was designated as a terrorist.

The JeM has been responsible for a series of deadly attacks in India, mostly in Jammu and Kashmir, in which scores of civilians and security personnel have been killed over the years.

JeM founder Maulana Masood Azhar, who was released by India in exchange for the release of a hijacked Indian Airlines flight from Kandahar in 1999, is one of the most wanted terrorists in India, along with LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and the LeT 'operational commander' Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi.

India has been consistently seeking Azhar's custody but Pakistan has refused to comply.

The JeM is listed as a terrorist organisation under the First Schedule of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, or the UAPA.

The UAPA has been enacted to provide for more effective prevention of certain unlawful activities of associations and individuals and for dealing with terrorist activities and for matters connected therewith.

The act empowers the central government to notify the name of an individual in its Fourth Schedule if it believes that he is involved in terrorism.&nbsp;

Ali Kashif Jan, the Pakistani handler of the 2016 terror attack on Pathankot air base, has been designated as a terrorist by the government. Jan alias Jan Ali Kashif is the third terrorist to have been designated as a terrorist by the central government in the last five days.

Ali Kashif Jan, the Pakistani handler of the 2016 terror attack on Pathankot air base, has been designated as a terrorist by the government. Jan alias Jan Ali Kashif is the third terrorist to have been designated as a terrorist by the central government in the last five days. The Union home ministry said in a notification than Jan was the handler of Punjab's Pathankot air force station terror attack in January 2016 in which seven security personnel and one civilian were killed. Jan, 42, is the operational commander and part of the core planning committee of the dreaded terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). He continues to operate from the launching pads located in Pakistan and is involved in recruitment of cadres for their training and coordinate attack plans at targets in India, the home ministry said. Jan is also accused in various cases registered and being investigated by the National Investigation Agency. He had been declared proclaimed offender in these cases. After the terror attack at the Pathankot air base, a five-member team of Pakistani investigators had visited the air base and collected evidence for three days and met witnesses and survivors. However, after the Pakistani team returned home, it put the blame on India for the attack. Jan was born on January 30, 1982 and a resident of Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. A Red Corner Notice was also issued against him. Jan is now 34th individual who has been designated as terrorist by the government. On April 8, the government had designated Hafiz Talha Saeed, a key leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the son of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, a terrorist. On Monday, Pakistani national Mohiuddin Aurangzeb Alamgir, who was involved in the terror attack on a CRPF bus in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, was designated as a terrorist. The JeM has been responsible for a series of deadly attacks in India, mostly in Jammu and Kashmir, in which scores of civilians and security personnel have been killed over the years. JeM founder Maulana Masood Azhar, who was released by India in exchange for the release of a hijacked Indian Airlines flight from Kandahar in 1999, is one of the most wanted terrorists in India, along with LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and the LeT 'operational commander' Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. India has been consistently seeking Azhar's custody but Pakistan has refused to comply. The JeM is listed as a terrorist organisation under the First Schedule of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, or the UAPA. The UAPA has been enacted to provide for more effective prevention of certain unlawful activities of associations and individuals and for dealing with terrorist activities and for matters connected therewith. The act empowers the central government to notify the name of an individual in its Fourth Schedule if it believes that he is involved in terrorism.

India designates Pak handler of 2016 Pathankot air base attack as terrorist

A basic security protocol at the Indian Air Force&#39;s Pathankot air force station -&nbsp;despite precise intelligence information about an imminent attack - could have prevented terrorists storming the air force station in January 2016, an internal inquiry ordered by Indian PM Narendra Modi concludes.

The inquiry was ordered after PM Modi expressed his displeasure over the manner in which terrorists stormed the airbase in a meeting with top security officials, a media report states.

The report claims that the IAF, which initially hadn&#39;t ordered an inquiry, was forced to order one after the prime minister stepped in.

The inquiry, conducted by Air Vice-Marshal Amit Dev, has blamed security loopholes and senior IAF officials at the airbase not following basic security protocol, and for the terrorists infiltrating into the IAF station.

The report says the &quot;standard operating procedure to secure installations had been violated making it easy for the terrorist to enter and hide within the base&quot;.

Seven security personnel were killed after terrorists stormed the IAF fighter base near the India-Pakistan border on January 2, 2016 in an operation lasting three days.

The inquiry has reportedly concluded that the air force officials weren&#39;t able to come-up with comprehensive plan to defend the airbase despite &quot;clear and precise intelligence&quot; about the attack.

The then Pathankot Airbase Commander Air Commodore JS Dhamoon, who finds mention in the report, has resigned. Some IAF officers and soldiers are likely to lose their seniority as a punishment for not following procedure, the media report qupted top sources as saying.&nbsp;

The inquiry states that a few months before the attack, the route used by the terrorist to enter the airbase was called a &quot;vulnerable point&quot; after a mentally unstable man breached security using the same route.

 
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The inquiry was ordered after PM Modi expressed his displeasure over the manner in which terrorists stormed the airbase

A basic security protocol at the Indian Air Force's Pathankot air force station - despite precise intelligence information about an imminent attack - could have prevented terrorists storming the air force station in January 2016, an internal inquiry ordered by Indian PM Narendra Modi concludes. The inquiry was ordered after PM Modi expressed his displeasure over the manner in which terrorists stormed the airbase in a meeting with top security officials, a media report states. The report claims that the IAF, which initially hadn't ordered an inquiry, was forced to order one after the prime minister stepped in. The inquiry, conducted by Air Vice-Marshal Amit Dev, has blamed security loopholes and senior IAF officials at the airbase not following basic security protocol, and for the terrorists infiltrating into the IAF station. The report says the "standard operating procedure to secure installations had been violated making it easy for the terrorist to enter and hide within the base". Seven security personnel were killed after terrorists stormed the IAF fighter base near the India-Pakistan border on January 2, 2016 in an operation lasting three days. The inquiry has reportedly concluded that the air force officials weren't able to come-up with comprehensive plan to defend the airbase despite "clear and precise intelligence" about the attack. The then Pathankot Airbase Commander Air Commodore JS Dhamoon, who finds mention in the report, has resigned. Some IAF officers and soldiers are likely to lose their seniority as a punishment for not following procedure, the media report qupted top sources as saying. The inquiry states that a few months before the attack, the route used by the terrorist to enter the airbase was called a "vulnerable point" after a mentally unstable man breached security using the same route.

Basic security protocol could have prevented Pathankot terror attack: Report

The Pakistan government has reportedly said that it will decide whether or not to allow Indian investigators to visit the country in connection with their probe into a deadly terror attack on an Indian airbase after Eid-ul-Fitr.&nbsp; 
 
This year, on January 2, a heavily armed group attacked the Pathankot Air Force Station, part of the India`s Western Air Command, killing six Indian security personnel. New Delhi blamed Pakistan-based jihadi group Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) for orchestrating the brutal assault.&nbsp; 
 
To discuss India&#39;s request for a visit by its investigators and issues related to bilateral dialogue between the two neighbours, a high-level meeting to be attended by top civil and military officials will be convened by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after he returns from London, reports the Express Tribune. 
 
The Express Tribune has quoted a senior official, who is part of the government`s core team dealing with India, that the meeting would decide whether to allow a team from India&#39;s National Investigation Agency (NIA) to travel to Pakistan for carrying forward the probe into the Pathankot attack. 
 
It may be recalled that a five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) from Pakistan had visited India between March 27 and 31 to collect evidence with regard to the attack. The team comprising officials from police and intelligence agencies had met officials from National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi and had also been given access to the Pathankot airbase where the attack took place.Islamabad, however, contended that its investigators were given limited access as they were not allowed to meet eyewitnesses. 
 
New Delhi, in return, requested Pakistan to allow its investigators to visit the country to question alleged masterminds of the attack including JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar and his brother.&nbsp; 
 
So far, Pakistan has not officially responded to the Indian request. One of the reasons behind the government`s reluctance has been reported that it thinks India may use the visit to ridicule Pakistan. 
 
&quot;We will take the final decision after Eid,&quot; the Express Tribune quoted an official as saying. The official on being asked about the prospects of resumption of the bilateral dialogue said India appears to be &#39;hiding behind the Pathankot incident&#39;.&nbsp; 
 
The Pathankot attack led to the cancellation of crucial foreign secretary-level talks, which were to take place in mid-January. India`s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, last week at a news conference in New Delhi, said that foreign secretary-level talks were not cancelled but New Delhi is only awaiting probe from Pakistan side on the Pathankot attack. Though the prospects of resumption of talks at present are at grim, officials are hoping that the both nations will eventually return to the negotiating table before the next Saarc summit scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan in November this year. 
 
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The Pathankot attack led to cancellation of crucial foreign secretary-level talks between the neighbours

The Pakistan government has reportedly said that it will decide whether or not to allow Indian investigators to visit the country in connection with their probe into a deadly terror attack on an Indian airbase after Eid-ul-Fitr. This year, on January 2, a heavily armed group attacked the Pathankot Air Force Station, part of the India`s Western Air Command, killing six Indian security personnel. New Delhi blamed Pakistan-based jihadi group Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) for orchestrating the brutal assault. To discuss India's request for a visit by its investigators and issues related to bilateral dialogue between the two neighbours, a high-level meeting to be attended by top civil and military officials will be convened by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after he returns from London, reports the Express Tribune. The Express Tribune has quoted a senior official, who is part of the government`s core team dealing with India, that the meeting would decide whether to allow a team from India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) to travel to Pakistan for carrying forward the probe into the Pathankot attack. It may be recalled that a five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) from Pakistan had visited India between March 27 and 31 to collect evidence with regard to the attack. The team comprising officials from police and intelligence agencies had met officials from National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi and had also been given access to the Pathankot airbase where the attack took place.Islamabad, however, contended that its investigators were given limited access as they were not allowed to meet eyewitnesses. New Delhi, in return, requested Pakistan to allow its investigators to visit the country to question alleged masterminds of the attack including JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar and his brother. So far, Pakistan has not officially responded to the Indian request. One of the reasons behind the government`s reluctance has been reported that it thinks India may use the visit to ridicule Pakistan. "We will take the final decision after Eid," the Express Tribune quoted an official as saying. The official on being asked about the prospects of resumption of the bilateral dialogue said India appears to be 'hiding behind the Pathankot incident'. The Pathankot attack led to the cancellation of crucial foreign secretary-level talks, which were to take place in mid-January. India`s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, last week at a news conference in New Delhi, said that foreign secretary-level talks were not cancelled but New Delhi is only awaiting probe from Pakistan side on the Pathankot attack. Though the prospects of resumption of talks at present are at grim, officials are hoping that the both nations will eventually return to the negotiating table before the next Saarc summit scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan in November this year. (ANI)

Pakistan likely to consider India's request to investigate airbase attack after Eid