Pakistan on Saturday summoned Iranian ambassador to the Foreign Office to launch a protest over Friday’s terrorist attack along the Pak-Iran border in which six Pakistani soldiers were martyred.
According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost was summoned by the foreign ministry to register strong protest over the incident. Tehran was urged to carry out an effective operation against the terrorist group responsible for the attack on its side of the border. “The need for an effective border coordination mechanism to prevent such incidents in future was also underscored,” the FO statement said. The Iranian envoy expressed his country’s heartfelt condolences to the families of the martyrs and prayed for early recovery of the injured soldiers. Six soldiers were martyred and 14 others sustained serious injuries when around 30 terrorists ambushed the Frontier Corps convoy during patrolling on Friday. Four terrorists were also killed in the exchange of fire.
Published in Daily Times, December 16th2018.
