ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned Pakistani diplomat, Charge d’Affaires Muhammad Zeeshan, in Tehran on Wednesday and lodged a strong protest over killing of eight Iranian border security guards by terrorists who crossed over from Pakistan.
According to sources, Iranian officials demanded strict action be taken against the culprits and security be strengthened along the Pakistan-Iran border.
The Pakistani envoy assured Iran of full cooperation and told them that a probe into the incident had already been launched.
Earlier in a statement the Foreign Office said, Pakistan strongly condemns this act of terrorism and conveys sincere condolences to the bereaved families and the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Pakistan assured Iran that security agencies were actively investigating the incident. Pakistan has also asked Iranian authorities to share any evidence about this incident they might have.
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam said that in the case the culprits have crossed over to Pakistan after committing the crime on Iran’s soil, they will be apprehended and brought to justice.
The statement came ahead of Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s two-day visit to Pakistan to discuss the crisis in Yemen and the Arab led coalition’s airstrikes against Houthi rebels.
Eight Iranian border guards were killed in a clash with Sunni rebels who had infiltrated from Pakistan, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
“Armed terrorists entered Iran from Pakistan and clashed with border guards, killing eight soldiers before fleeing back to Pakistan,” Ali Asghar Mirshekari, deputy governor of Sistan-Balochistan province, told the news agency.
