Iran again warns of crossing into Pakistan if border is not secured

[Buffet]

Iran issued a veiled threat to Pakistan on Thursday that it might cross the border to contain terrorists if Pakistan fails protect its border and stop terrorists from entering into Iran, Iranian state media

Second-in-command of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Hossein Salami on Thursday said that border security is a common and pressing need for neighbouring countries. He warned that if any neighbouring country fails to fulfill their obligation to protect their border than Iran will have no choice but to act on its own.

“We are, in principle, against intervening in the affairs of any country, but if they fail to abide by their obligations we will have [no choice but] to act,” said Salami, adding that “Terrorists, wherever they may be, even on the soil of neighbouring countries, we will find them, and if they do not give up acts of terrorism, we will deal with them without reservation.”

In May this year, Iranian border guards trespassed three kilometres into Pakistani territory and shot dead a Pakistani citizen while injuring another in the Prom tehsil of Panjgur district in Balochistan.
Iran, on many counts, has threatened to send forces into Pakistani territories


http://tribune.com.pk/story/776867/...ssing-into-pakistan-if-border-is-not-secured/

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Is it a significant issue? As far as I know, only Pakistan Afghanistan border is porous in some areas and allows movements of terrorists in both directions. It's mainly due to tribes having some kind of autonomy and as result, federal government having some trouble in controlling this thing. Some one can correct me if my understanding is wrong here.

 

[AlCapone]

That won't happen.

Iran doesn't like the Baloch rebels infilitrating into Iran, and Pakistan doesn't like that either.

India is supporting Baloch insurgents, so this won't be good for Iranian-Indian relations.

 

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Iran trespasses into Pakistani territory, kills FC official, injures three others

QUETTA: A Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was killed and three others were critically wounded by unprovoked firing by Iranian border guards inside Pakistani territory in Tehsil Mand area – a town bordering Pakistan with Iran.

“A soldier embraced martyrdom and three other personnel were wounded,” a spokesperson said in a statement issued on Friday evening.

“The FC personnel were chasing miscreants when they came under attack by Iranian forces. It was a targeted attack on Pakistani forces,” the spokesperson added. One FC vehicle was completely destroyed due to intense firing by Iranian forces.

Iranian border guards continued firing for six hours. However, Pakistani forces did not retaliate to the offensive of the neighbouring country. “It is a clear border violation and [against] international law. It is also against the Pak-Iran border agreement,” the spokesperson said. “The firing started on late Thursday night and continued on Friday,” he added.

The spokesperson further said Iranian border guards on Friday trespassed two kilometers inside Pakistani territory in Nokundi area of Chagai district in Balochistan and harassed residents of the area.
Iranian forces raided the house of a suspected Lashkar-e-Ahb militant in Ghaus Baksh Notezai in a village in the Chagai district and took away a vehicle and some items.

“The Iranian forces had taken away a vehicle and other [items] from the house,” an FC spokesperson said. Inspector General Frontier Corps (FC) Ejaz Shahid said Pakistani forces will answer any Iranian attack in the future.

“Pakistani forces will respond to Iranian forces in the future if they invade or carry out any attack on Pakistani territory,” he said. On Thursday, Iran issued a veiled threat to Pakistan of possibly crossing the border to contain terrorists if Pakistan fails protect its border and stop terrorists from entering Iran, Iranian state media reported. It said Iranians will chase terrorists wherever they are found inside Pakistani territory.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/777075/...itory-kills-fc-official-injures-three-others/

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It seems Pakistani border guards were chasing terrorists. Rather than cooperating with them Iran started firing at them. Here Pakistani guards didn't even fire back so it was pretty much one sided firing.

 

[saeedhk]

Iran transpassed into Pak territory,a FC is killed.

A house inside Pakistan is also raided.

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[Strike Rate]

Is it a significant issue? As far as I know, only Pakistan Afghanistan border is porous in some areas and allows movements of terrorists in both directions. It's mainly due to tribes having some kind of autonomy and as result, federal government having some trouble in controlling this thing. Some one can correct me if my understanding is wrong here.

It happens sometime but not a major issue on Iran border. Mostly Iran border is used by smugglers specially diesel smugglers and sometimes militant organization issue from both sides. But Afghanistan border situation is a different type story one of the biggest border in the world 2,640 kilometers (1,640 miles) and it's really hard to protect it using Army because the pakhtoon tribes living on border move regularly and got families on both sides of the border and the area is full of mountains so it's almost impossible to protect it for both govts.

 

[Buffet]

That won't happen.

Iran doesn't like the Baloch rebels infilitrating into Iran, and Pakistan doesn't like that either.

India is supporting Baloch insurgents, so this won't be good for Iranian-Indian relations.

Does Iran has a significant Baloch population? If yes, then I can see why they would want to take heavy action to stop movements.

 

[Strike Rate]

Does Iran has a significant Baloch population? If yes, then I can see why they would want to take heavy action to stop movements.

Yes there are some baloch groups on both sides of the border aginst both govts but it's not a very big issue like pakhtoons on both side of the afghanistan-pakistan border. They don't even accept the division and that border because they think pakhtoons area shouldn't be divided.

 

[Buffet]

Yes there are some baloch groups on both sides of the border aginst both govts but it's not a very big issue like pakhtoons on both side of the afghanistan-pakistan border. They don't even accept the division and that border because they think pakhtoons area shouldn't be divided.

OK, so it's just small incidents time to time on Iran-Pakistan border and no way comparable to Pakistan-Afghanistan border when it comes to movements.

It happens sometime but not a major issue on Iran border. Mostly Iran border is used by smugglers specially diesel smugglers and sometimes militant organization issue from both sides. But Afghanistan border situation is a different type story one of the biggest border in the world 2,640 kilometers (1,640 miles) and it's really hard to protect it using Army because the pakhtoon tribes living on border move regularly and got families on both sides of the border and the area is full of mountains so it's almost impossible to protect it for both govts.

Thanks. Terrain and tribes living on both sides surely going to make it very difficult. Do you have any idea about how big a population we are talking about when it comes to these tribes on both sides? Just trying to get an idea about the scale of this problem. I read the news and all the trouble but never really looked into it detail. I am reading up a bit on this right now.

 

[Strike Rate]

Does Iran has a significant Baloch population? If yes, then I can see why they would want to take heavy action to stop movements.

Iran got 1.5+ million balochs there and Pakistan got around 7 million.

 

[Strike Rate]

Thanks. Terrain and tribes living on both sides surely going to make it very difficult. Do you have any idea about how big a population we are talking about when it comes to these tribes ?

A big portion of this is called FATA in Pakistan (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) and the population of Fata is more than 3 million (this is the number from pakistan side of the border)

 

[Buffet]

Iran got 1.5+ million balochs there and Pakistan got around 7 million.

Ok, I guess then Iran wouldn't want movements to avoid these two blocks forming a strong combined identity. It may cause trouble for Iran in future.

A big portion of this is called FATA in Pakistan (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) and the population of Fata is more than 3 million (this is the number from pakistan side of the border)

So it's pretty much a small portion but population is still pretty significant. I am assuming that other side of border will also have significant population. All these people moving across borders and terrain makes it a nightmare to have full control. No wonder so many international terrorists have chosen this area to take shelter and now entire population is suffering. I feel this whole approach of drone bombing is stupidity. It may kill some terrorists but it will kill many more civilians. Whole situation will make a fertile ground for terrorists to attract more young generation. As far as I know, it's mainly the foreign terrorists and locals are sympathetic but not really participating in all activities with terrorists. Now, it will be nightmare for entire world if significant local population actively start taking part with terrorists.

 

[mithun_minhas]

I thought Iran had issues with Sunni Militants on the Pak border?

 

[AlCapone]

Does Iran has a significant Baloch population? If yes, then I can see why they would want to take heavy action to stop movements.

Yeah, there are two parts of Balochistan, the bigger one is in Pakistan, there's also a small part in Afghanistan but they've been almost wiped out over there.

 

[AlCapone]

I thought Iran had issues with Sunni Militants on the Pak border?

The Sunni militants are also Baloch insurgents, because the Baloch are mostly Sunni whereas Iran is mostly Shia, so they see this as both an ethnic and sectarian conflict.

 

[Strike Rate]

I feel this whole approach of drone bombing is stupidity. It may kill some terrorists but it will kill many more civilians. Whole situation will make a fertile ground for terrorists to attract more young generation. As far as I know, it's mainly the foreign terrorists and locals are sympathetic but not really participating in all activities with terrorists. Now, it will be nightmare for entire world if significant local population actively start taking part with terrorists.

Exactly that's the issue more innocents are being killed because of these drones instead of terrorists imagine if a young boy whole family is killed in a drone attack (and it happened several times) it will be alot easier to use that boy by these terrorist against you. USA drone policy is actually creating more terrorists than destroying them. Imran from day 1 is standing against this drone policy and dont be shocked if i tell you he is the only politician who speaking against it and was on road to stop USA from drone attacks while all others gave free license to USA to do it in Pak areas while telling lies to public that these are being done without our permission. Come on they think public is stupid USA can do it without taking any permission lol it was in wiki leaks thats Pak leaders gave this permission to USA

 

[Buffet]

Exactly that's the issue more innocents are being killed because of these drones instead of terrorists imagine if a young boy whole family is killed in a drone attack (and it happened several times) it will be alot easier to use that boy by these terrorist against you. USA drone policy is actually creating more terrorists than destroying them. Imran from day 1 is standing against this drone policy and dont be shocked if i tell you he is the only politician who speaking against it and was on road to stop USA from drone attacks while all others gave free license to USA to do it in Pak areas while telling lies to public that these are being done without our permission. Come on they think public is stupid USA can do it without taking any permission lol it was in wiki leaks thats Pak leaders gave this permission to USA

Based on my limited readings, there was less willingness from Pakistani army to solve this problem earlier. I think situation has changed now. Off course, US was doing it with co-ordination of Pakistan. I think, for political purpose, there may have been some strong statements from Pakistan but no one can continue this for so long without approval. I haven't read wiki leaks but it was pretty much an open secret.

Best way is to put boots on ground and clear all area. Mainly Pakistan army has to do the job here. Any other way is not going to solve this problem. This drone is going to make it even worse despite getting those catchy headline like - so and so Taliban leader was killed.

 

[Strike Rate]

Best way is to put boots on ground and clear all area. Mainly Pakistan army has to do the job here. Any other way is not going to solve this problem. This drone is going to make it even worse despite getting those catchy headline like - so and so Taliban leader was killed.

Pak Army is doing a very successful operation in major part of Fata now i think you are unaware of operation Zarb-e-Azab pak army is doing now?

 

[amax]

some cross border firing happens time to time because of lack of coordination as the areas is hot zone for drug trafficking, but mostly there are no casualties.

 

[Buffet]

Pak Army is doing a very successful operation in major part of Fata now i think you are unaware of operation Zarb-e-Azab pak army is doing now?

I don't know much about recent operating. Frankly speaking, my information comes mainly from some long article published in Wall Street Journal. They do have in-depth articles at times but it's not so frequent. You can say that I have started reading a bit more regarding all this after joining PP but still it's a view from 1000 miles. What's the top 3 newspapers in Pakistan? I meant in English and online.

 

[Runner Up]

Border violation: Iranian cross-border firing kills FC official, injures three others

QUETTA: A Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was killed and three others were critically wounded by unprovoked firing by Iranian border guards inside Pakistani territory in Tehsil Mand area – a town bordering Pakistan with Iran.

“A soldier embraced martyrdom and three other personnel were wounded,” an FC spokesperson said in a statement issued on Friday evening.

“The FC personnel were chasing miscreants when they came under attack by Iranian forces. It was a targeted attack on Pakistani forces,” the spokesperson added. One FC vehicle was completely destroyed due to intense firing by Iranian forces.

Iranian border guards continued firing for six hours. However, Pakistani forces did not retaliate to the offensive of the neighbouring country.

“It is a clear border violation and [against] international law. It is also against the Pak-Iran border agreement,” the spokesperson said. “The firing started on late Thursday night and continued on Friday,” he added.

The spokesperson further said Iranian border guards on Friday trespassed two kilometers inside Pakistani territory in Nokundi area of Chagai district in Balochistan and harassed residents of the area.
Iranian forces raided the house of Ghaus Baksh Notezai in Lashkar-e-Ahb village in the Chagai district and took away a vehicle and some items.

“The Iranian forces had taken away a vehicle and other [items] from the house,” an FC spokesperson said. Inspector General Frontier Corps (FC) Ejaz Shahid said Pakistani forces will answer any Iranian attack in the future.

“Pakistani forces will respond to Iranian forces in the future if they invade or carry out any attack on Pakistani territory,” he said.

On Thursday, Iran issued a veiled threat to Pakistan of possibly crossing the border to contain terrorists if Pakistan fails protect its border and stop terrorists from entering Iran, Iranian state media reported.

It said Iranians will chase terrorists wherever they are found inside Pakistani territory.
Two Iranian border guards killed in clashes with rebels.

Iran said on Friday that two of its border guards had been killed in clashes with rebels along the border with Pakistan on Thursday night, ISNA news agency reported.

“Several rebels” also died in the Thursday night fighting, ISNA quoted a military official as saying, adding that a car and weapons were seized. It was not immediately clear whether this was linked to the cross border firing and shelling by Iranian forces which resulted in the death of a Pakistani soldier.

The clashes erupted in Iran’s restive province of Sistan-Baluchistan, where attacks by rebels earlier this month killed five people, four of them security forces.

Iranian media said 14 people were arrested in connection with those attacks.


http://tribune.com.pk/story/777075/...itory-kills-fc-official-injures-three-others/

 

[Strike Rate]

I don't know much about recent operating. Frankly speaking, my information comes mainly from some long article published in Wall Street Journal. They do have in-depth articles at times but it's not so frequent. You can say that I have started reading a bit more regarding all this after joining PP but still it's a view from 1000 miles. What's the top 3 newspapers in Pakistan? I meant in English and online.

http://tribune.com.pk and http://dawn.com are the top english newspaper in Pakistan there are a few others but these 2 are quality one.

 

[Buffet]

http://tribune.com.pk and http://dawn.com are the top english newspaper in Pakistan there are a few others but these 2 are quality one.

Thanks. Without knowing much, I was reading few articles from these two due to google bringing it up most of the time.

 

[Strike Rate]

Thanks. Without knowing much, I was reading few articles from these two due to google bringing it up most of the time.

You are welcome these 2 are quality english newspaper from Pakistan and i see them mostly on top of google results. Both of them got TV Channels too but they are in urdu language.

 

[Bandra]

Well I guess we know what relationships are like with India Iran and Afghanistan on the Pak borders. Would some kind geopolitical specialist please enlighten us with their relationship with Tajikistan?

 

[Strike Rate]

Well I guess we know what relationships are like with India Iran and Afghanistan on the Pak borders. Would some kind geopolitical specialist please enlighten us with their relationship with Tajikistan?

maybe you should start from Pakistan relations with UAE, Saudi Arab and Sri Lanka? I know the reason why you are in this thread instead of that LOC firing thread

Tajikistan is not on our border if your knowledge is good enough about Pakistan as you mostly comment on pakistan related threads so than you dont need to ask this question.

 

[Bandra]

maybe you should start from Pakistan relations with UAE, Saudi Arab and Sri Lanka? I know the reason why you are in this thread instead of that LOC firing thread

Tajikistan is not on our border if your knowledge is good enough about Pakistan as you mostly comment on pakistan related threads so than you dont need to ask this question.

I said its on the border? Why dont you reread my comment genius. It maybe close enough but Im aware its not directly connected.

 

[Strike Rate]

I said its on the border? Why dont you reread my comment genius. It maybe close enough but Im aware its not directly connected.

mr genius i know the background of your post and this border talk in another thread so why not start from UAE Saudia and countries like Sri Lanka if there is no border involve?

 

[Buffet]

Well I guess we know what relationships are like with India Iran and Afghanistan on the Pak borders. Would some kind geopolitical specialist please enlighten us with their relationship with Tajikistan?

What is the relevance of Tajikistan in this thread? If you want to discuss the relationship between Pakistan and Tajikistan then open a thread and then discuss.

 

[Laparwah]

We can cross in to Iran as well you know.

 

[Buffet]

Insurgents in Pakistan Stepping Up Iran Strikes

TEHRAN — Sunni insurgents in Pakistan increased attacks on Iranian border posts in the southeast of the country this week, employing methods similar to those used by Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq.

In one instance, a car bomber struck a fortified base near the city of Saravan, killing a senior officer and prompting Iranian commanders and politicians Thursday to call upon Pakistan to control its borders. On Tuesday, three police officers were killed in an ambush after responding to a distress call.

These were only the latest in a series of attacks. Last month, insurgents rammed a vehicle laden with more than 1,000 pounds of explosives into one of the outer walls of a central base before launching a surprise attack with a convoy of pickup trucks carrying 70 insurgents, a senior military official told the Fars news agency this week.

The official, Brig. Gen. Mohammad Pakpur of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, said the attackers had been repelled only after a long firefight and the arrival of reinforcements, flown in by helicopter from other bases.

The Iranian-Pakistani border cuts straight through the Sunni tribal area of Baluchistan, which has been volatile for the past 15 years. In the past decade more than 3,000 Iranian border guards have been killed in gun battles with drug-smuggling gangs, but in recent years the fighting has grown more sectarian.

A Sunni extremist group, Jaish ul-Adl, or the Army of Justice, has been carrying out a program of harassment, derailing trains and conducting assassinations and bombings. It demands independence, but Iran has accused its leaders of working for the United States and Saudi Arabia.

In a statement on Edaalat News, a blog said to be run by Jaish ul-Adl militants, the group took responsibility for the attack on the police officers. “The Jaish ul-Adl organization hereby informs the public that the fighters of Baluchistan have attacked Saravan’s Aspich base located 10 kilometers away from Saravan and killed two staff and a conscript,” it said. “Details will be announced later.”

In recent months Iran has directed a lot of its resources to protecting its western and eastern borders. The attack on the border post in the south, basically a well-defended fort in the middle of nowhere, is not the first. In 2013, “bandits” killed 20 border guards, Iranian officials announced, saying that in retaliation they executed 16 Sunni extremist prisoners on death row.

Iranian officials are now warning Pakistan that they are considering going into its territory on hot-pursuit missions. “The Pakistani government has practically no control over the border areas, and if they really cannot control the common border, they should tell us so that we ourselves can take action,” Esma’il Kowsari, a leading lawmaker, told the Tasmin news agency on Thursday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/10/w...-insurgents-step-up-attacks-in-iran.html?_r=0

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It looks like, this recent shooting was due to increased activities by militants along the Iran-Pakistan border.

 

[Saeed]

Can the insurgents be TTP since few their leaders just pledged their to alliance ISIS? So they could be attacking Iran from this front. Anyway if insurgents were attacking then the Iran has the right to defend themselves.

 

[Bandra]

We can cross in to Iran as well you know.

I'm sure the pure Persians are concerned at your bold statement.

 

[Laparwah]

I'm sure the pure Persians are concerned at your bold statement.

Iran hamara bhai hai! Bhaiyo mein kabhie kabhie behes toh ho hi jaati hai miyan

 

[DW44]

The Sunni militants are also Baloch insurgents, because the Baloch are mostly Sunni whereas Iran is mostly Shia, so they see this as both an ethnic and sectarian conflict.

Not true. Sunni militants in Balochistan are predominantly from lower Punjab. Baloch insurgents are fighting a war to secede from Pakistan, not a religious one. The sunni-shia fight is between Deobandi militants from South Punjab and Shias and Sunni Zikris of Balochistan.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

The head of the Iranian armed forces warned Islamabad on Monday that Tehran would hit bases inside Pakistan if the government does not confront militants who carry out cross-border attacks.

Ten Iranian border guards were killed by militants last month. Iran said Jaish-al-Adl, a militant group, had shot the guards with long-range guns, fired from inside Pakistan.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1331829/iran-warns-will-hit-militant-safe-havens-inside-pakistan

 

[Zak_Fan]

https://www.dawn.com/news/1331829/iran-warns-will-hit-militant-safe-havens-inside-pakistan

So every single neighbor is accusing Pakistan of cross-border militancy, but yet it seems some eyes will always remain closed.

 

[Enigma_]

Opportunistic Countries coming out to create unrest in Pakistan I see. This is very eye opening. Clearly Iran, India and Afghanistan have their cross hairs on Pakistan. Might be time to go all out with the Saudi Alliance as much as I despise them. Heck maybe time to support US vs Iran.

 

[Zak_Fan]

Opportunistic Countries coming out to create unrest in Pakistan I see. This is very eye opening. Clearly Iran, India and Afghanistan have their cross hairs on Pakistan. Might be time to go all out with the Saudi Alliance as much as I despise them. Heck maybe time to support US vs Iran.

Why would every single Pakistani neighbor want that?

 

[Enigma_]

Why would every single Pakistani neighbor want that?

I'll give you the answer you want to hear: Because the ISI and Pakistan Army support terrorists and create unrest for their neighbours....

Now if you want to hear the truth I'll spell it out.

Iran is clearly playing a game here with Saudi. Pakistan has joined as their ally, albeit not completely and they felt the need to have a go at Pakistan at a time when border issues are heating up. Afghanistan on the other hand is lost and without any face. Barely have a country and yet they attack us, idiots of the highest order. India... lol. Less said the better.

 

[JaDed]

Maybe Pakistan genuinely doesn't have control over non-state actors nevertheless on seeing the news looks like every 2-3 years these things happen,PP is a great archive to realize South Asian lives hardly matter unless used for lecturing and sloganeering in all countries.

 

[from_da_lost_dim3nsion]

Iran warns will hit militant 'safe havens' inside Pakistan

What's going on here. Iran talking india's game? . Can Pakistan sustain hostiles on 3 sides of its borders.

source : https://www.yahoo.com/news/iran-warns-hit-militant-safe-havens-inside-pakistan-085755777.html

LONDON (Reuters) - The head of the Iranian armed forces warned Islamabad on Monday that Tehran would hit bases inside Pakistan if the government does not confront Sunni militants who carry out cross-border attacks.

Ten Iranian border guards were killed by militants last month. Iran said Jaish al Adl, a Sunni militant group, had shot the guards with long-range guns, fired from inside Pakistan.

The border area has long been plagued by unrest from both drug smuggling gangs and separatist militants.

"We cannot accept the continuation of this situation," Major General Mohammad Baqeri, the head of the Iranian armed forces was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA.

"We expect the Pakistani officials to control the borders, arrest the terrorists and shut down their bases."

"If the terrorist attacks continue, we will hit their safe havens and cells, wherever they are," he said.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Pakistan last week and asked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to improve the border security. Pakistan assured Iran it would deploy additional troops along its border.

In 2014 Iran warned it would send troops to Pakistan to retrieve five Iranian border guards kidnapped by Jaish al Adl. Pakistan said at the time that such action would be violation of the international law and warned Iranian forces not to cross the border.

Iran refrained from sending the troops when a local Sunni cleric stepped in and resolved the situation.

Four of the guards were released a few months later, but one was killed by the militants.

Jaish al Adl is a Sunni militant group that has carried out several attacks against Iranian security forces with the aim of highlighting what they say is discrimination against minority Sunni Muslims in Iran, where the majority are Shi'ites.

The group claimed responsibility for attacks that killed eight border guards in April 2015 and 14 border guards in October 2013.

(Reporting by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin; Editing by Alison Williams)

 

[czar]

Let's be honest - maybe Pakistan's neighbors are genuinely harassed by the terrorist camps operating in the country and are contemplating action against them since Pakistan doesn't look too willing to eradicate them on its own.

Not everything is a conspiracy .

 

[boomboomcheema]

I'm not sure whether it's the failure of leaders or diplomats, but it's disappointing to see Afghanistan and Iran blowing India's trumpet against Pakistan.

 

[Lonewarrior]

What's going on here. Iran talking india's game? . Can Pakistan sustain hostiles on 3 sides of its borders.

source : https://www.yahoo.com/news/iran-warns-hit-militant-safe-havens-inside-pakistan-085755777.html

nothing to be afraid of, becoz nothing gonna happen.
Pakistan is very much capable to deal with the hostilities from 3 sides.

 

[Varun]

nothing to be afraid of, becoz nothing gonna happen.
Pakistan is very much capable to deal with the hostilities from 3 sides.

However it suggests that if three out of three countries are notifying Pakistan of a supposed problem within their territory, the problem is probably with some basis.

 

[Lonewarrior]

However it suggests that if three out of three countries are notifying Pakistan of a supposed problem within their territory, the problem is probably with some basis.

Or maybe the two countries have eyes on Pakistan for KPK, and Azad Kashmir since its inception,
and the 3rd one is looking to get some part of Baluchistan ....

 

[Saeed]

Iran itself supports terrorists. They should stop recruiting in Pakistan because no one will have problem when racist Iran gets what it deserves.

 

[www787]

However it suggests that if three out of three countries are notifying Pakistan of a supposed problem within their territory, the problem is probably with some basis.

USA and Nato suggested Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, how did that turned out? Just because someone is loud doesn't make them right.

 

[www787]

Iran itself supports terrorists. They should stop recruiting in Pakistan because no one will have problem when racist Iran gets what it deserves.

which nation doesn't support terrorism? and which nation isn't racist. Patriotism is a form of racism with a different name.

 

[Syed1]

nothing to be afraid of, becoz nothing gonna happen.
Pakistan is very much capable to deal with the hostilities from 3 sides.

Iran sees Gwadar port and possible Chinese Naval base there as a threat to itself and it's supposed "power" in the region.

Remember how Iran thinks itself as some sort of holy sword and the most powerful Muslim country in world. However, they are nothing in comparison to Pakistan in terms of military strength.

 

[Lonewarrior]

Iran sees Gwadar port and possible Chinese Naval base there as a threat to itself and it's supposed "power" in the region.

Remember how Iran thinks itself as some sort of holy sword and the most powerful Muslim country in world. However, they are nothing in comparison to Pakistan in terms of military strength.

These days every lallu panju country wants to become "regional power" .... they are forgetting the presence of the Dragon in this region ....

 

[ExpressPacer]

What is happening.. Relations with India are at their worst in years. Afghanistan is attacking Pakistan and now Iran is threatening Pakistan too?! Good on Pakistan for not having a foreign minister!

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Iran should not believes it's own hype. They should just bite the bullet and accept that Chabahar is a dead duck and try to get on board with cpec. The nerve of the Iranians after what they have been caught doing in Pakistan.

Shenanigans such as these scare no one except that it will have a disasterous blow back from Pakistan and the Sunni world and this time the battle ground will be Iranian territory itself, not in a third country like Iraq, Syria, Lebanon or Yemen. Iran will end up losing control of its territory like it did to Saddam.

 

[90MPH]

Iran is no match for Pakistan militarily.

In any case they wouldn't even think of attacking Pakistan because it would cause so many ramifications for them regionally in so many ways.

I do however agree with them the border should be better secured - apparently too many bandits and smugglers are operating in that area.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Can't find a quote of the Major General threatining to invade.

Jundullah did use Pakistani land to plan attacks in Iran many years ago and was backed by the CIA, who paid off the corrupt officials in Pakistan. Iranian and Pak relations are failry decent now.

 

[srh]

Iran should treat its sunni population rightly and then there is no need of sunni militants groups. I have been told that Iran does not allow any sunni mosques; if true then its a massive disgrace

 

[saeedhk]

The border needs to be secured. No two opinions about it. Iran has lost its soldiers so it is not difficult to understand their harsh statements.

 

[PakLFC]

With nothing happening with the Chabahar thing Iran is probably feeling insecure. Moreover, it probably feels even more threatened and isolated after Raheel Sharif took charge of the Islamic coalition. They have to understand and be assured that the Islamic coalition is not against Shia's at all. If they can cross over in to Pak then we can do so in to Iran as well. The lack of a foreign minister is clearly showing in Pak diplomacy.

 

[Varun]

With nothing happening with the Chabahar thing Iran is probably feeling insecure. Moreover, it probably feels even more threatened and isolated after Raheel Sharif took charge of the Islamic coalition. They have to understand and be assured that the Islamic coalition is not against Shia's at all. If they can cross over in to Pak then we can do so in to Iran as well. The lack of a foreign minister is clearly showing in Pak diplomacy.

The Islamic coalition is essentially Saudi Arabia calling the shots using Pakistan as a club. Hence, the target has to be Shias in general and Iran in particular. End of conversation.

 

[pakistan cricket fan]

Pakistan summons Iranian Ambassador, condemns threatening remarks

ISLAMABAD: Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan was called to the Foreign Office here Tuesday for conveying Pakistan's concerns over the reported remarks of the Iranian Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces regarding cross border actions.

The foreign office in statement said it was conveyed to the Iranian ambassador that such remarks were against the spirit of brotherly relations existing between the two countries.

Recently, the frequency of high level exchanges from both the sides has strengthened the bilateral cooperation and during the visit of the Iranian Foreign Minister to Islamabad on May 3, the two sides agreed to enhance cooperation on the border issues.

The Iranian side was urged to avoid issuance of such statements that could vitiate the environment of fraternal relations.

On Monday, the head of the Iranian armed forces had warned Islamabad that Tehran would hit bases inside Pakistan if the government does not confront militants who carry out cross-border attacks.

Ten Iranian border guards were killed by militants last month. Iran claimed militant group Jaish al Adl, had shot the guards with long-range guns, fired from inside Pakistan.

The border area has long been plagued by unrest from both drug smuggling gangs and separatist militants.

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[PakLFC]

The Islamic coalition is essentially Saudi Arabia calling the shots using Pakistan as a club. Hence, the target has to be Shias in general and Iran in particular. End of conversation.

Wrong! The coalition has a Pak general in charge only that it was a Saudi idea. There are many other countries in it besides Pak and Saudi. The conversation has just started, don't start what you can't finish or are afraid to hear a reply. It is not an anti Shia coalition as Iran seems to think.

 

[FearlessRoar]

CHAGAI: Railway service between Pakistan and Iran has been restored following suspension after heavy rainfall in the area on Tuesday, citing railway officials ARY News reported on Wednesday.

The rail freight service between Quetta to Iran and Iran to Quetta has resumed. The good trains from Pakistan left for Iran, the railways authorities said.

The railway track was drowned under the rainwater, which suspended goods trains traffic Iran, Pakistan Railways officials said.

“A goods train carrying sulfur cargo from Iran was stopped midway,” officials further said. “An Iran-bound train from Quetta was also stopped at Dalbandin”.

The train service between two neighboring countries used to remain suspended mostly owing to poor railways infrastructure causing derailment a routine.

Earlier in July, a goods train, destined for Iran from Quetta, was derailed near Padag resulting in suspension of the train service.

Before it, a freight train coming from Zahedan was derailed in Dalbandin in Chagai district.

The sources cited the tracks’ dilapidated condition as the cause of the accident.

Pak-Iran freight train service was restored after completion of repair and rehabilitation work of railway track damaged due to heavy flash floods near Dalbandin in Chagai district.

Source: ARY

Pakistan-Iran railway service restored

CHAGAI: Railway service between Pakistan and Iran has been restored following suspension after heavy rainfall in the area on Tuesday, citing railway

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