Islamabad (Web Desk): Pakistan has called upon the Iranian authorities to ensure a thorough investigation into the cross border terrorist attack that place in Panjgur district of Balochistan and bring the perpetrators to task.
At her weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that the terrorists used the Iranian soil to target a convoy of security forces patrolling along Pakistan-Iran border.
"We expect Iran to ensure its territory is not used for cross-border attacks in Pakistan," Mumtaz Baloch said.
She said Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. we strongly commit that our territory will not be used for undertaking cross-border attacks in Iran and we expect the same from Iran.
"Pakistan and Iran are neighbors and our channel of communications are active. We are sharing with the Iranian side our concerns regarding the incident," the FO spokesperson said.
On Wednesday, four security personnel were martyred while thwarting a terrorist activity from across Pakistan-Iran Border in Chukab Sector of District Panjgur in Balochistan.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) the incident took place when terrorists from across the Pakistan-Iran border targeted a convoy of security personnel patrolling along the divide in the Chukab area of Balochistan's Panjgur district.
The statement added that the terrorists used Iranian soil to target a convoy of security forces patrolling along the border.
"The Iranian side was asked to hunt down the terrorists on their side," the ISPR statement said.
