Islamabad (HRNW) Pakistan has called upon the Iranian authorities to investigate the cross-border terror attack in the Panjgur district of Balochistan and bring the perpetrators to task.
Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, at her weekly media briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, said the terrorists used Iranian soil to target a convoy of security forces patrolling along the Pakistan-Iran border. She said Pakistan commits that its territory will not be used for undertaking cross-border attacks in Iran, and we expect the same from Iran.
Baloch added that communication channels are active, and Pakistan has shared its concerns regarding the attack with the Iranian authorities.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), on Wednesday, reported that four security personnel were martyred in a terrorist attack carried out from “Iranian soil”.
The FO spokesperson, responding to a question, said Pakistan wants pleasant relationships with all its neighbours, including India, and seeks to settle all issues, including Kashmir, through dialogue. However, India’s unabated hostility and retrogressive moves have vitiated the environment and hindered the process of peace and collaboration, she added.
She said the onus remains on India to create enabling circumstances for meaningful talks adding that the reversal of India’s illegal and unilateral actions of 5th August 2019 in the illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir is key to the initiation of dialogue. She said Pakistan would appreciate it if the international community persuades India to take such measures.