Iran’s Borders Secure: Interior Ministry
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Interior Ministry Spokesman Hossein Ali Amiri said the country's border areas are entirely secure.
Amiri underlined Iran’s security and police forces’ good control in border areas and said the armed forces, especially the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), are fully prepared (to protect the borders against any threats).
He referred to the recent cross-border attack in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan and said a joint Iran-Pakistan committee will be formed in the near future to address the issue.
Amiri reiterated that Pakistan should not allow its territory to be used for terrorist activities against Iran.
On Tuesday, the IRGC thwarted a terrorist attack on a border outpost in Saravan, Sistan and Balouchestan near border with Pakistan.
The raid was jointly foiled by forces from IRGC Ground Force’s Quds Base and local Basij volunteers.
The armed terrorists and thugs hailing from Pakistani territory intended to capture the border outpost but were inflicted heavy losses and forced to flee.
The IRGC said one of its forces was martyred and two Basij forces were injured in the attack.
In February 2013, Iran and Pakistan signed a security agreement which requires both sides to take strict measures to combat terrorism and human and drug trafficking.
But the Pakistani side has frequently failed to fulfil its obligations under the agreement.
In February this year, five Iranian border guards were kidnapped by a terrorist group in Jakigour region in Iran’s Sistan and Balouchestan province and taken to Pakistan.
Four of the five were released and returned home after being held hostage for two months but the fate of the fifth one still remains unclear.