Non-state actors had Pakistan backing in Pathankot hit: Manohar Parrikar

The government on Tuesday informed Parliament that “non-state actors” from Pakistan with support of the Pakistani establishment were involved in the Pathankot airbase attack in January.

Replying to supplementaries in Rajya Sabha, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said while the NIA is looking into the matter and investigations are on, it can “surely” be said that “non-state actors” from Pakistan were involved.

“The complete details will come out in the NIA investigation. But in this, non-state actors from Pakistan are surely involved. This is for sure. Any non-state actors there, they cannot function smoothly without full state support,” the minister informed the Upper House in reply to a supplementary of Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut.