Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered a probe into the leads provided by India about the Pathankot airbase attack which killed 7 Indian soldiers, a media report said on Friday.

He chaired a high-level meeting on Thursday and discussed the attack on the Indian airbase, The Nation reported.

The prime minister and his aides agreed to launch investigations into the evidence provided by India, it said.

A senior official said the leads provided by India were handed over to Intelligence Bureau chief Aftab Sultan for further action.

Addressing the meeting, Prime Minister Sharif said Pakistan was ready to boost cooperation with neighbouring India as part of counterterrorism efforts.

Sharif directed National Security Adviser Nasser Khan Janjua to remain in contact with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval in a bid to keep renewed dialogue on track after the attack on Pathankot air base.

Indian intelligence agencies on Thursday identified Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar as the prime mastermind of the air base terror attack. The attack was reportedly planned at a markaz (a seminary) in Bahawalpur, Pakistan,  intelligence sources said. India has also shared with Pakistan the identity of four JeM handlers suspected to have guided the Pathankot attackers.

Indian security agencies are on high alert since the attack over the weekend on the air base by six gunmen. All the attackers were killed in the two days of gunbattles.