Sohail Siddiqui confirmed on Thursday that the Iranian administration has briefed Pakistan on the details of the attack and urged Islamabad to carry out an investigation into the incident.
On October 25, 17 Iranian border guards lost their lives and six others were wounded in a shooting assault in the border region of Saravan in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
The incident prompted the Iranian interior and foreign ministries to launch a joint investigation into the incident.
The Pakistani charge d’affaires further stated that it is difficult to safeguard the long border line between Iran and Pakistan.
Tehran and Islamabad have signed a security agreement to protect the common border and cooperate with each other in this regard, said the Pakistani diplomat.
He added that if it is proven that the assailants are on Pakistani soil, Islamabad will arrest and deliver them to Iran under that agreement.
Siddiqui also said some parties seek to harm friendly ties between Iran and Pakistan, stressing that the two neighboring nations should prevent such a thing from happening.
In February, Iran and Pakistan signed a security agreement under which both countries are required to cooperate in preventing and combating organized crime, fighting terrorism and countering activities which pose a threat to the national security of either country.
