TEHRAN – The kidnapped Iranian guards have been transferred to the areanear Afghanistan borders inside Pakistan, said one of the representativesof Sistan-Baluchestan Province, southeastern Iran.
‘The issue has been pursued through official channels, i.e. Ministry ofForeign Affairs, Ministry of Interior, Border Police, and local elders,clans and tribes,’ said Mohammad-Naeem Amini-fard.
Fourteen Basij (volunteer forces) and border guard forces were abducted byterrorists in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan border with Pakistan on October 15.Jeish ul-Adl terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the act.
Amini-fard said that Islamabad hasn’t officially accepted the responsiblyof the incident and says that the guards are not in Pakistan.
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‘According to the information we received, the guards have been moved to anarea near the borders of Afghanistan inside Pakistan over which Pakistanicentral government has no control. – IRNA
