LAHORE: Iran's prosecutor general urges Pakistan to take necessary measures to prevent Baloch freedom fighters from taking shelter in the country, Press TV reported on Wednesday.
Qorban-Ali Dorri Najaf-Abadi said that Tehran had already cautioned Islamabad to take necessary steps to stop Pakistan-based Baloch who operate in Southeastern Iran.
Abdolmalek Rigi, accused as the ringleader of the Jundallah is from western Balochistan, has claimed responsibility for the assassination of Ibrahim Karimi, the deputy prosecutor of Saravan city in Sistan-Balochistan.
Jundullah, which operates in Iran's Sistan-Balochistan and Pakistan's Balochistan, has carried out a number of attacks against high profile Iranian targets, especially government and security officials.
Dorri Najaf-Abadi said Iran hopes that President Pervez Musharraf and his government would respond to Tehran's demands. He added that if such Baloch groups continue to operate in southeastern Iran and inside Pakistan, the region would be destabilised.
When asked if Tehran had contacted Pakistani officials, the prosecutor general said a letter of warning had been sent to Islamabad last week. |
