The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has nailed the identity of the four fidayeen who attacked the Pathankot airbase on January 2, and their two Pakistan-based Jaish handlers.

The slain terrorists' names are Hafiz Abu Bakar, Umar Farooq, Abdul Qayum and Nasir Hussain and they were residents of Sanghar (Sindh), Sukkur (Sindh), Vehari (Punjab) and Gujranwala (Punjab) districts of Pakistan.

The addresses and names of the terrorists, whose bodies were recovered from the encounter site, and their handlers were shared by the NIA with the Pakistani joint investigation team (JIT) on Wednesday.

The Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) handlers identified by the NIA are Shahid Latif, resident of More Aminabad in Gujaranwala and Kashif Jan, resident of Tehsil Dusra in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Latif is in charge of Jaish operations in Manday ki Dett, Sialkot, and is responsible for launching cadres into India.

The precise results of the NIA's investigation have ruled out any scope for deniability on Islamabad's part about the Pathankot attack conspiracy having been hatched on its soil and its execution by Pakistani fidayeen, facilitated by Pakistani handlers.

During discussions with the JIT in New Delhi on Wednesday, the NIA sought voice samples of Kashif, Azhar, Rauf and Latif. The agency also asked Pakistan to provide DNA/voice samples of Khayyam Baber, mother of fidayeen Nasir who made calls to her from Pathankot.

Moreover, NIA gave the JIT names and addresses of four suspects based in Pakistan, and asked it to conduct raids on the premises of Al-Rehmat Trust, the operational financing body of JeM.