Iranian Envoy Calls for ‘Collective Response’ Against Terrorism
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian ambassador to Pakistan emphasizes the necessity for a coordinated response against the “sinister phenomena of terrorism”, while denouncing the recent terrorist attack in the neighboring country’s Balochistan province.
“It is unfortunate to hear of a terrorist attack in Balochistan, Pakistan, which claimed many lives, Iranian ambassador to Pakistan Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini said in a post on twitter on Friday.
“While condemning terrorism in all its forms, I reiterate the need for a collective response to this sinister phenomenon,” said the ambassador in solidarity with the government and people of Pakistan against the recent terror attack.
Armed assailants targeted two security posts hours apart in remote areas of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province on Wednesday, triggering gun battles that killed at least four attackers and a soldier, the military said.
Later, the newly formed separatist Balochistan Nationalist Army claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attacks in a post on Twitter.
Hours later, assailants tried to sneak into a security camp in the Naushki district, nearly 500 km (300 miles) to the north, but troops foiled the attempt and killed four attackers. One soldier was also wounded in the attack, the military said. It said intermittent exchange of fire has continued.
Pakistan’s Balochistan has been the scene of numerous attacks in recent years. The Balochistan Nationalist Army was established last month when two minor separatist groups merged and vowed to continue attacks.
The latest violence comes a week after armed fighters killed 10 soldiers in an attack on a security post in the town of Kech in Balochistan province, which has been the site of a long-running armed terror activities.
