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Congress Attacks Modi, Says He Trusts Pakistan More Than His Ministers

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NEW DELHI -- Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making an unscheduled visit to Pakistan to meet his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif, the Congress Party on Wednesday said that the former trusts 'those on the other side of the border' more than his ministers.

"Looks like the Prime Minister trusts those on the other side of the border more than us even when they have betrayed us again and again. The kind of statements that our ministers have been making, it appears that the Prime Minister doesn't trust his own ministers. He should have taken opposition parties into confidence before taking such a step," Congress leader Pramod Tiwari said when asked about Nawaz Sharif calling up Prime Minister Modi to give assurance that they would act against those responsible for Pathankot attack.

"Prime Minister went there (Pakistan) uninvited. Look what followed. It is the brave efforts of our soldiers that the attackers were neutralized, otherwise the loss could have been more," he added.

Sharif had called up Prime Minister Modi yesterday and appreciated New Delhi for showing maturity in its statements post the terror attack on the Pathankot Airbase while asserting that terrorists were trying to disrupt the efforts to bring peace between the two countries.

Sharif further assured that their government was working on the leads and information provided by the Indian Government on the Pathankot attack, adding that they would investigate the matter.

The telephonic conversation takes place at a time when the Foreign Secretary-level talks with Pakistan scheduled for this month looks in serious jeopardy with strong indications that the Modi Government may call off the engagement if evidence emerges that Pakistan's state actors were complicit in the fidayeen raid on the air base.

Reports suggest that India expects Pakistan to take action against the leaders of terrorist group Jaish-e-Muhammed, which scripted the attack on Pathankot, as a pre-condition for the talks.

Lauding the valiant efforts of the security forces for defending the Pathankot air base from the fidayeen, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said six terrorists have been neutralised so far in the combing operation, which is still on for safety purpose.

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An Indian army soldier is silhouetted against the setting sun as he stands guard next to his colleague, sitting on the roof top of a house outside the Indian air force base in Pathankot, India, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. Indian troops were still battling at least two gunmen Sunday evening at the air force base near the country's border with Pakistan, more than 36 hours after the compound came under attack, a top government official said. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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An Indian army helicopter flies above the Pathankot air force base in Pathankot, India, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. Combing operations to secure the Indian air force base where a group of militants started an attack before dawn on Saturday were continuing late Sunday morning. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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An Indian army soldier looks at an Indian air force helicopter as he stands outside the Indian air force base in Pathankot, India, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. Indian troops were still battling at least two gunmen Sunday evening at the air force base near the country's border with Pakistan, more than 36 hours after the compound came under attack, a top government official said. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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An Indian civilian rides past as an army soldier takes position outside the Indian air force base in Pathankot, India, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. Indian troops were still battling at least two gunmen Sunday evening at the air force base near the country's border with Pakistan, more than 36 hours after the compound came under attack, a top government official said. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Indian army soldiers climb up the stairs of a residential building outside the Indian air force base in Pathankot, India, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. Indian troops were still battling at least two gunmen Sunday evening at the air force base near the country's border with Pakistan, more than 36 hours after the compound came under attack, a top government official said. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Indian supporters of Aam Aadmi Party and others hold candles and a banner as they pay tribute to the martyrs of Pathankot air base attack, in Ahmadabad, India, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. The attack at the Pathankot air base began early Saturday morning and has dragged on as government troops struggle to contain the heavily armed attackers in the sprawling station. Hindi reads, 'Homage". (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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The uniform of India's National Security Guard commando Niranjan Kumar, who was among those killed in the attack on the Pathankot air force base is placed on his coffin draped in an Indian flag, in Bangalore, India, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. At least two gunmen were holed up in a two-story building on the Indian air force base near the Pakistan border and exchanging gunfire with troops Monday, more than two days after they and several others attacked the heavily fortified compound, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Radhika, center looks at the coffin of her husband and India's National Security Guard commando, Niranjan Kumar, who was among those killed in the attack on the Pathankot air force base after the body was brought to Bangalore, India, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. At least two gunmen were holed up in a two-story building on the Indian air force base near the Pakistan border and exchanging gunfire with troops Monday, more than two days after they and several others attacked the heavily fortified compound, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Relatives, friends and others pay their last respects to the body of India's National Security Guard commando Niranjan Kumar, who was among those killed in the attack on the Pathankot air force base, in Bangalore, India, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. At least two gunmen were holed up in a two-story building on the Indian air force base near the Pakistan border and exchanging gunfire with troops Monday, more than two days after they and several others attacked the heavily fortified compound, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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A relative carries Vismaya, daughter of India's National Security Guard commando Niranjan Kumar, portrait seen, who was among those killed in the attack on the Pathankot air force base, next to his coffin placed for public viewing, in Bangalore, India, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. At least two gunmen were holed up in a two-story building on the Indian air force base near the Pakistan border and exchanging gunfire with troops Monday, more than two days after they and several others attacked the heavily fortified compound, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Wife Radhika, wipes her face as she sits next to the coffin of her husband and India's National Security Guard commando, Niranjan Kumar, who was among those killed in the attack on the Pathankot air force base after the body was brought to Bangalore, India, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. At least two gunmen were holed up in a two-story building on the Indian air force base near the Pakistan border and exchanging gunfire with troops Monday, more than two days after they and several others attacked the heavily fortified compound, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Indian army soldiers carry a portrait of India's National Security Guard commando, Niranjan Kumar, who was among those killed in the attack on the Pathankot air force base after his body was brought to Bangalore, India, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. At least two gunmen were holed up in a two-story building on the Indian air force base near the Pakistan border and exchanging gunfire with troops Monday, more than two days after they and several others attacked the heavily fortified compound, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Indian protestors shout slogans holding placards with pictures of Pakistani Mujahiddeen leader Masood Azhar, left and Jama'at-ud-Da'wah chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, right, as they condemn the attack on the Pathankot air force base in Mumbai, India, Monday, Jan.4, 2016. The attack at the Pathankot air base began early Saturday morning and has dragged on as government troops struggle to contain the heavily armed attackers in the sprawling station. India accuses Pakistan of arming and training the insurgents, a charge Islamabad denies, and the attack is being viewed as a possible attempt to unravel recent progress in the relationship between the two nations. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Indian policemen patrol at a residential area near the Indian air force base in Pathankot, India, Monday, Jan.4, 2016. The attack at the air base near the border with Pakistan began early Saturday morning and has dragged on as government troops struggle to contain the heavily armed attackers in the sprawling station. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Indian security personnel check people entering an airbase in Pathankot, India, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. After saying all the gunmen who attacked the Indian airbase near the Pakistan border were dead, Indian officials said at least two attackers remained and vowed to kill them Monday to end a more than 48-hour siege. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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