Gunmen attacked two soldiers killed on Indian air force base. Operations at the base are continuing.
The incident came days after the Indian and Pak PM met with Modi in Lahore to launch a surprise peace initiative.
Four gunmen killed in an overnight attack on an Indian air force base near Pakistani border, officials say.
Two soldiers at the Pathankot base were also killed in a gun battle lasting several hours.
Operations at the base continuing, with some reports saying gunmen holed up in the base.
The incident came days after the Indian and Pakistani leaders Narendra Modi and
Nawaz Sharif met in Lahore to launch a surprise peace initiative.
The whole of India’s Punjab state placed on alert.
The base is on the main highway leading to Indian-administered Kashmir.
Militant allegation
The gunmen wore Indian military uniforms and drove a hijacked car when they launched the attack at 03:30.
They entered living quarters at the base, but contained there and so unable to cause any damage to military hardware.
On Saturday morning, fresh gunfire heard and a helicopter seen firing at an area inside the base.
Delhi says it is not yet clear who the attackers were but suspicion is already falling on Kashmiri militant groups based in Pakistan.
Some Indian security officials suggested the Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed was to blame.
India says the group backed by Pakistan, but Islamabad denies this.
In August seven people killed in a similar attack when gunmen stormed a police station in nearby Gurdaspur district.
Gunmen attacked two soldiers killed on Indian air force base.
The three attackers in Gurdaspur were killed after a 12-hour standoff with police.
Pathankot air force base is about 430km (270 miles) north of the Indian capital.
The road linking Indian-administered Kashmir with the rest of the country.
They entered living quarters at the base, but contained there and so unable to cause any damage to military hardware.
