Pakistan probe: no evidence links militant group to Indian air base attack - officials

A woman lights a candle during a memorial service in Mumbai, India, January 6, 2016 for the Indian soldiers killed in a militant attack at Pathankot air base. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - A special investigation team set up in Pakistan to probe a deadly assault on an Indian air base last month found no evidence implicating the leader of the group India blamed for the attack, Pakistani security officials said on Monday.

The officials said the team interrogated Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar and his associates and found no evidence linking him with the Jan. 2 attack on the Pathankot air base in northern India that killed seven Indian military personnel.