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Iran's Interior Minister in Pakistan over Jundallah
Press
TV
Friday, Oct 23rd, 2009
Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar
has arrived in Pakistan days after a terrorist attack which
killed over 40 people in Iranian southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan
.
The Iranian official left Tehran at the head of a political
and security delegation on Friday morning and will be meeting
with his Pakistani counterpart, as well as President Asif Ali
Zardari.
The meeting will focus on ways to dismantle Jundallah, a group
which took responsibility for the deadly attack in Iran.
"This is not the first time the terrorist cell have committed
crimes. The Iranians are wondering how such a group easily commute
in the neighboring Pakistan's soil," Mohammad-Najjar told
reporters before leaving.
Tehran considers Jundallah as a terrorist group. Iran has asked
Pakistan to capture and hand over Jundallah's leader Abdulmalek
Rigi.
"I had a telephone conversation with Pakistan's Interior
Minister [Rehman Malik] and asked him to immediately deliver
the perpetrators," he added.
The Iranian minister further pointed out that Iran-Pakistan
border areas have always been peaceful adding, "Today,
Iran's border areas are the safest for Pakistan and the Iranian
nation and government expect the Pakistani border areas be safe
for us as well."
"Today, many countries are the victims of terrorism including
Pakistan. It is high time we eradicate the roots of terrorism
for ever," he explained.
Iran's interior minister says according to the Iranian intelligence
the Pakistan-based terrorist group receives financial, intelligence,
and political support from the West.
"We have some documents that show Rigi's group use advanced
equipment which are provided by the world arrogant powers to
sow the seeds of discord between Shia and Sunni." He noted.
At least 41 people, including ranking commanders of the Islamic
Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) were killed by an explosion during
a unity conference between Sunni and Shia tribal leaders in
the borderline city of Pishin in Sistan-Baluchistan on Sunday.
The Pakistan-based Jundallah, led by Abdolmalik Rigi, has staged
a torrent of bombings and terrorist attacks in Iran.
In a recent interview with Press TV, Rigi's brother, Abdulhamid,
confirmed that the Jundallah leader had established links with
the US agents.
His brother said that in just one of his meetings with the
US operatives, Rigi had received $100,000 to fuel sectarianism
in Iran.
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