Pakistan highlights significance of Iran’s cooperation in fighting terrorist groups
Tehran (KNA) - Pakistan has highlighted the importance of cooperation with Iran in the fight against terrorism, following a deadly attack that killed and injured dozens of people in the country’s Balochistan on Thursday.
In a letter written to the Iranian Embassy on Friday, Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked for Tehran's enhanced cooperation in the fight against terrorist groups, especially in the border regions.
Heavily-armed assailants on Thursday shot dead at least 14 Pakistani Navy personnel after pulling them from several passenger buses on the Makran coastal highway between Karachi and the Gwadar port in Balochistan.
Tehran has denounced the heinous terrorist operation and expressed readiness to cooperate with Islamabad regarding the security measures.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi on Friday offered sympathy to the Pakistani government, nation, and army, and the bereaved families of the victims, saying that "terrorism is an ominous phenomenon, which will not be eradicated unless through all-out cooperation among the countries that have fallen victim to it."
Source: Mehr