Summary Prime Minister Imran Khan’s maiden visit to Iran is starting from Sunday.
LAHORE (Web Desk) - Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif condemned the terrorist attack on the Makran Coastal Highway in Balochistan which killed at least 14 people on Thursday.
The attack came ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s maiden visit to Iran starting from Sunday.
“Strongly condemning the recent terrorist attack in Pakistan, just as the premier embarks on his first, historic visit to Iran,” the Iranian FM said in a tweet.
Pakistan to fence border with Iran after Ormara incident: FM Qureshi
Zarif stated that terrorists, extremists and their sponsors are terrified by close relations between Muslim states, adding that, “Iran stands with the people and the government of Pakistan.”
Following the firing incident in Balochistan’s Ormara area, Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday has announced to fence border between Pakistan and Iran for prevention of terror attacks in future.
Addressing a press conference, the minister said that joint border centers will be formed for check and balance along the border. Pakistan wants to know factors behind Ormara incident that killed 14 passengers after offloading them from the bus, he added.
Qureshi told that one coast guard, 10 soldiers of Pakistan Navy and three from Pakistan Air Force were among those martyred. The members of Baloch Raaji-Aajohi e-Sangar (BRAS), who were in guise of Frontier Corps (FC), claimed responsibility of the attack, he added.
