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Senior Iranian aide warns Pakistan of cross-border raid to set free border guards

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ANI Islamabad
Last Updated : Mar 28 2014 | 2:15 PM IST

Iran has warned Pakistan of a cross-border raid by an elite task force to free its abducted border guards from Jaishul Adl's bases.

Syed Hossein Naqavi Hosseini, rapporteur of Iran's parliament on national security and foreign policy, said if there was no cooperation from the security authorities of Pakistan, Iranian task force units would attack the base of terrorists inside Pakistan.

According to the Express Tribune, Hosseini added that Iran was prepared to act independently to crush the Jaishul Adl terrorist group if the Pakistan government is incapable of doing so.

The remarks came despite fresh consultations between Pakistani and Iranian officials on the release of the abducted border guards.

Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged the United Nations help to secure the release of Iranian border soldiers.

Zarif sent a message to UN chief Ban Ki-moon demanding action from the international community, the report added.

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First Published: Mar 28 2014 | 1:59 PM IST

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