Iran calls on Pakistan to secure borders

A senior Iranian military official says the terrorist activities on the Pakistani border compel Tehran to review cooperation with the Islamabad government on relevant issues.

On December 15, a terrorist attack took place at the Imam Hussein mosque in Chabahar in Sistan-Baluchestan Province where people were commemorating the martyrdom of the third Imam, Hussein (PBUH).

At least 38 mourners were killed and more than 89 others including women and children were injured in the attack.

Iran says the perpetrators behind the Chabahar terrorist attack were trained and equipped by foreign elements beyond the country’s eastern borders in Pakistan.

Pakistan is Iran’s friend and brother country “but unfortunately it does not control terrorists,” ISNA quoted Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi as saying on Monday.

The terrorist incidents on border areas with Pakistan compel us to review issues pertaining to it, the member of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council added.

“If Pakistan fails to control terrorist attacks on its borders like recent years, we will exercise our legitimate rights,” Firouzabadi concluded.

The terrorist group Jundallah has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The Pakistan-based group has carried out numerous bombings, assassination attempts, and terrorist attacks in Iran.

Its leader Abdolmalek Rigi was arrested by Iranian intelligence forces in February 2010 and executed in June for 79 counts of crime, including armed robbery, bombing operations and armed attacks on police and civilians.

Rigi stated in his confessions that he had dealings with the US government and was promised unlimited funds and resources for “waging an insurgency” in Iran.

Iran’s security forces have made several arrests related to the terrorist attacks, and investigations are ongoing.