ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, April 21 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said, his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, agreed to trace militants involved in a recent terrorist attack in Pakistan, and take due action against them after investigations.
Addressing a press conference here, Qureshi said, the militants involved in the recent killing of 14 security personnel of passenger vans in Balochistan, have training and logistic camps in Iran, and his country wants Iran to take action against them.
A Balochistan separatist militant group, claimed the attack and Pakistan has evidences that the group is hiding in Iran, Qureshi said, adding that, they shared the location of the militants’ camps and other actionable evidences against them with Iran, after thorough investigation and confirmation.
Qureshi added that his country is waiting for a positive response from Iran to take action against the militants.
A group of militants intruded into Pakistan via Iran earlier Thursday. Camouflaging themselves in Pakistani security forces’ uniform, the militants offloaded 14 security personnel, including 10 soldiers of Pakistan navy, three of Pakistan air force and one of Pakistan coastguards from the bus and shot them dead.
The foreign minister said, Pakistan has decided to fence the 950 km-long border with Iran, with special focus on the points that are most vulnerable to militants’ intrusion, adding that, the work on the fencing has already begun.
He told media that Prime Minister, Imran Khan, will embark on an official visit to Iran on Sunday (today), and measures to form a mechanism to avoid militancy on both sides of the border will be discussed during his two-day visit.– NNN-PPI
