Iranian border guards fire mortar shells inside Pakistani territory

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

QUETTA: Iranian border guards on Saturday fired three mortar shells in Mashkail, Pakistan's bordering town with Iran, officials said.

A security official who requested anonymity told Dawn that mortar shells fired by Iranian guards landed in deserted areas close to the sparsely populated Balochistan's Mashkail town.

"The mortar shell attack caused panic among the people," the official said, adding that Frontier Corps (FC) and Levies personnel reached the spot and security was tightened around the border.

No casualty was reported in the attack, the official added.

Today's shelling came hours after a junior officer of the FC was killed in an attack by Iranian border forces in Mand area of Balochistan's Kech district. Four FC personnel were injured.

Also read: Pakistan asks Iran not to ‘externalise’ its problems

Moreover, the Balochistan government demanded that the centre take up the issue of continued border violations by Iranian border guards with the Iranian foreign office.

Jan Muhammad Buledi, spokesman for the Balochistan government, stated that Iran had been violating Pakistani territory and attacking civilians for the past three days. Buledi has demanded Islamabad to take up this issue with the Iranian foreign office and lodge a formal protest in this regard.

Earlier on Friday, the Iranian border guards had stormed inside the Mand area of Balochistan and had attacked a vehicle of Frontier Corps, killing one soldier and injuring three others.

Khan Wasay, a spokesman for FC troops in Balochistan, told Dawn that at least 30 Iranian border guards had entered into Pakistan's bordering town of Nokundi and made the residents hostage for six hours.

"We have sent a formal letter to Islamabad regarding Iranian intervention and violation," Akbar Hussain Durrani, Secretary Home and Tribal Affairs Department Balochistan told Dawn.

Durrani said the provincial government had taken up the matter seriously and urged the capital to raise this issue with Tehran.

Iranian border guards fire mortar shells inside Pakistani territory - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

 

[Jf Thunder]

we fired back too, just saw it in the news

 

[BannuTorkham]

Pakistan should realize its not affordable for it to face heat and intense fighting from 3 quarters ( Zarb e Azb,India and Iran )

especially when its political stability is in doldrums..

 

[Sugarcane]

Cabinet likely to clear investment in Chabar Port in Iran
India to pay Iran $900 million in oil dues

 

[pakdefender]

Irani/hindu both are in immense pain and as the year 2014 draws to a close , their pain will only increase.

 

[Fracker]

Iran is getting redicouls now a days, to please india. Why would Pakistan allow BLA militants in Pakistani territory?

Pakistan has now to fire back, if they cant respect then deserve no respect.

 

[Afghan-India]

Is it me, or is Pakistan the centre of problems?

Border firefights with India.
Border firefights and shelling with Afghanistan.
And now border firefights with Iran.

 

[Kompromat]

I heard FC is returning fire this time, can anyone confirm?

 

[RajputWarrior]

Is it me, or is Pakistan the centre of problem?

Border firefights with India.
Border firefights and shelling with Afghanistan.
And now border firefights with Iran.

They are a menace to all the nations around them. A kick in the butt is due by all corners

 

[Asian.Century]

Mods please merge the threads:

A relevant thread is already open here: Iran kills 1 Pakistani soldier, 3 injured. | Page 49

 

[JonAsad]

We want to see Iranian dead bodies-

 

[Kompromat]

Is it me, or is Pakistan the centre of problem?

Border firefights with India.
Border firefights and shelling with Afghanistan.
And now border firefights with Iran.

* Is India firing still?, why has it stopped? Who displaced 20,000 of their citizens with relentless fire ?

* What can Afghanistan do?, we regularly kill whoever poses a threat to Pakistan, when we want, where we want. Why have your hash addict soldiers stopped firing at us, ran out of ammo or wits?

* We were exercising tactical restraint against Iran for multiple fronts are already open. Now we are returning fire and PAF Airbase Shahbaz has been placed on an alert, ISR has been boosted. Iranians will get JDAMs up their arse from now on.

This is called 'following interests' and If any country is following its interests vigorously, is us.

 

[Afghan-India]

* What can Afghanistan do?, we regularly kill whoever poses a threat to Pakistan, when we want, where we want. Why have your hash addict soldiers have stopped firing at us, ran out of ammo or wits?

I haven't seen Pakistan shooting one single drone down.
No you regularly get killed by whoever that poses a threat to you.
And in regards to Afghanistan, last time we had a border skirmish, your troops ended up running away leaving several facilities in the ABP hands.

 

[pakdefender]

Solution for Iran

 

[Kompromat]

I haven't seen Pakistan shooting one single drone down.
No you regularly get killed by whoever that poses a threat to you.
And in regards to Afghanistan, last time we had a border skirmish, your troops ended up running away leaving several facilities in the ABP hands.

Pakistan has partial control over drone strike targets. Guess who does the lasing?

Its much eaiser for us to get as many insurgents as we can and blame the US. Just like Abbotabad op.

Im allergic to bullshit. That structure doesn't belong to FC. We don't use those kinds of barricades and checkpost structures.

You are free to feed on Tolo news propaganda of mighty ANA, that just gave up Kandhar to the Talibs.