ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Saturday discussed bilateral and security relations in a telephone call.
Both dignitaries ensured commitment to regional stability amid strained Pakistan and India tensions. PM Imran’s visit to Iran was also discussed.
“We should not allow decades of friendship and fraternity between the two countries to be affected by the actions of small terrorist groups, the source of whose financing and arms is known to both of us,” Rouhani said.
Iran has blamed its regional rival Saudi Arabia and arch-enemies Israel and the United States for the attack and other cross-border raids, an accusation rejected by the countries.
“It is in Pakistan’s own interest not to allow our territory to be used by terrorist groups, and the Pakistani army is prepared to confront the terrorists more decisively with the information provided by Iran,” IRNA quoted Khan as saying.
Khan said Pakistani forces had come close to the terrorists’ hideout and there would soon be “good news” for Iran, IRNA reported.
