Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar is among several members of the militant group that were arrested in Pakistan on Wednesday in connection with the Pathankot terror attack, local media reported. Azhar is the suspected mastermind behind the January 2 attack, in which seven Indian security personnel and six terrorists were killed. Indian intelligence officials had named Azhar and three others – Asfaq Ahmed, Haji Abdul Shakur and Kashmir Jan – as handlers in the terror attack.

The arrests were made on the basis of information provided by India, reported Hindustan Times. NDTV said that offices of the militant group in Pakistan have also been sealed. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's office also confirmed it is ready to send its investigative team to India to further probe the attack.

On Monday, Pakistani intelligence officials said that the authorities have arrested an unspecified number of suspects related to the attack, after carrying out raids in the country. Following these arrests, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed the chief of the country's Intelligence Bureau to form a Joint Investigation Team to investigate the Pathankot attack.