TIL Desk/World/Tehran/ Iran on Sunday summoned Pakistan’s ambassador after Tehran accused Islamabad of harbouring the terror outfit responsible for the deadly terror attack on its security forces. Iran lodged an official protest with Pakistan’s envoy over the suicide attack in Sistan-Baluchestan province that claimed the lives of 27 paramilitary forces.
Iran Foreign Ministry spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi said he “explicitly conveyed” to Pakistani Ambassador Rafat Masoud that Tehran expected Islamabad “to make a serious and decisive action” against the Jaish al-Adl outfit operating in Pakistani. The terror outfit claimed responsibility for the Wednesday’s attack.
The Iranian government urged Pakistan to take “immediate and necessary measures” to identify and arrest the terrorists of the group, Ghasemi said. In response, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday that a special delegation will be sent to Tehran to discuss the suicide attack. He promised Pakistan’s “cooperation”, adding that the incident was “regrettable”.
On February 13, a total of 27 members of Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed after an explosive-laden vehicle targetted the bus which was ferrying the military personnel in Khash-Zahedan sector of Sistan-Baluchistan province in south-eastern Iran. The bombing also injured 17 others.
