Pakistan to fully cooperate, track down Siestan attackers: Gilani
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ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 (APP): Prime
Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said that Pakistan will fully
cooperate with Iran to help track down and punish those behind heinous terrorist
attack in the province of Siestan.Talking to Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa
Muhammad Najjar and his delegation at the PM House, Prime Minister Gilani
extended deep condolences to the government and people of Iran over the loss of
human lives in the terrorist attack in Siestan.He recalled that Pakistan had in
the past extradited some of the criminals to Iran after their arrest by
Pakistani security agencies.
He said that the attack in
Siestan was a deliberate attempt by their enemy to derail growing understanding
and cooperation between the two brotherly countries.
He emphasized that such
incidents should not be allowed to cast shadow on the fraternal relations that
so happily exist between Pakistan and Iran.
He said, the two countries face
common challenges in the form of worst extremism and terrorism and stressed the
need to undertake coordinated actions by enhancing intelligence exchanges to
confront these challenges effectively.
The Prime Minister offered to
enhance coordination between the concerned security agencies to avoid any
misunderstanding.
The Prime Minister while
appreciating Iran’s contribution of US $330 million at the Friends of Democratic
Pakistan Forum in Tokyo, said that Pakistan deeply values its close brotherly
ties with Iran.
The Prime Minister said that
the recent launch of goods train would greatly help in enhancing the
connectivity amongst the countries of the region.
He expressed the hope that the
Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, and the process of importing electricity
would be completed in time.
The Iranian Interior Minister
thanked the Prime Minister for Pakistan’s offer of cooperation to track down the
terrorists.
