Pathankot terror attack: As it happened

In a major security breach, terrorists entered a frontline Indian Air Force (IAF) base near this town in northern Punjab early Saturday and engaged the security forces in a fierce gunfight. However, after around 15-hours of a fierce gun-battle Indian Army commandos killed all the five terrorists.

02 January 2016

22:54 IST

Commonwealth gold medalist Fateh Singh dies while fighting terrorists in Pathankot.

21:55 IST

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar salutes brave martyrs of Pathankot terror attack.

Congratulations to our jawans & security forces on successful completion of the Pathankot operation and a salute to our brave martyrs.

— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) January 2, 2016