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NEW DELHI: Amid the sense of betrayal, as BJP spokespersons have put it, being felt by the government, Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif reached out to his counterpart Narendra Modi Tuesday as he promised him "prompt and decisive" action against the terrorists responsible for the attack on the Pathankot air base According to a statement issued by MEA, Modi emphasized the need for Pakistan to take firm and immediate action against individuals and organizations responsible for and linked to the attack. Citing NSA Ajit Doval's discussions with his counterpart Nasir Janjua over the past few days, Modi told Sharif India had provided "specific and actionable" information for Pakistan to probe.Expressing grief and sorrow over the Pathankot attack, Sharif told Modi that the two countries should defeat the aim of the terrorists by going ahead with the comprehensive bilateral dialogue announced by the two countries in Islamabad last month. Sharif told him terrorists always try to derail the peace process between India and Pakistan."The two prime ministers showed resolve to fight out terrorism together through mutual cooperation," said Pakistan in a statement, adding Pakistan will investigate in detail leads and information provided by India.Sharif called Modi around 3.30pm from Sri Lanka where he is on a 3-day bilateral visit. The call came a day after Doval shared with Janjua Pathankot call intercepts, names of handlers and GPS data as leads which showed complicity of those across the border.While Pakistan wants to go ahead with the dialogue between the foreign secretaries scheduled for January 15 in Islamabad, Indian officials said they would wait to see Pakistan's response before making any announcement. They welcomed Sharif's call to Modi though and also the announcement by the Pakistan Foreign Office Monday that Islamabad was probing the leads provided by India."The PM was very clear and sharp in terms of action he sought from Pakistan over Pathankot. After the assurance at the highest level, we are hoping Pakistan will act quickly and help normalize the situation," said an official who did not wish to be quoted. Interestingly, Sharif expressed appreciation for maturity shown by Indian leaders in their statements after the attack.The call from Sharif though will provide some breathing space to Doval, who scripted the breakthrough with Janjua in Bangkok, and Modi himself who backed the resumption of dialogue with his own personalized diplomacy in the form of his "drop by" in Lahore, the first by an Indian PM in 12 years.India had agreed to resume the composite dialogue process in the belief that the Pakistan Army chief Raheel Sharif was on board the dialogue process. By allowing Janjua to meet Doval secretly in Bangkok, he also seemed to suggest that he was actually facilitating engagement with India. Pathankot though saw involvement of highly trained terrorists attacking a military installation, leading to speculation that the engagement after all did not have the backing of the Army.According to the Pakistan statement, both the PMs agreed that a cordial and cooperative relationship between the two countries would be the most appropriate response to the "nefarious designs of the terrorists".