Tasnim An Iranian parliamentarian said consultations between Tehran and Islamabad are under way to secure the release of the Iranian border guards who were kidnapped by Pakistani-based terrorists in October. In an interview with Tasnim, Ali Kord said Iranian officials are seriously pursuing the talks with Pakistan to bring the remaining kidnapped ...

Tasnim An Iranian lawmaker said consultations are under way to secure the release of the remaining Iranian border guards abducted by terrorists at a military post on the common border with Pakistan back in October. Speaking to Tasnim, Ali Kord hailed the efforts by the security forces and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) that resulted in ...

Tasnim Five of the 14 Iranian border guards who had been abducted by terrorists at a military post on the common border with Pakistan back in October returned home following consultations with Pakistani diplomatic and military officials. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Public Relations Department announced in a statement that the abductees ...

IRNA - Five abducted Iranian guards have been safely recovered with the concentrated efforts of Pakistani law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and armed forces, Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal tweeted on Thursday. The spokesman added that the guards were in good health and being handed over to Iranian authorities. Concentrated efforts ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   IRGC chief: Five of abducted Iranian forces freed in Pakistan Major General Ali Jafari, the chief commander of IransIslamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), says five of the 12 Iranian forces, who werekidnapped last month by Pakistan-based terrorists, have been freed. Gold,...

FNA - Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Spokesman Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif announced on Thursday that Pakistani officials have informed that 5 of the 12 border guards kidnapped by the terrorists in Southeastern Iran last month have been freed. IRGC Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari had earlier today said that 5 Iranian border ...

Press TV - Major General Ali Jafari, the chief commander of IransIslamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), says five of the 12 Iranian forces, who werekidnapped last month by Pakistan-based terrorists, have been freed. The IRGC chief said Thursday that the freed forces are now in Pakistan and will soon return home, and thatattempts are underway to ...

MNA Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday that Pakistani officials have promised to introduce more measures for the release of Iranian border guards abducted by terrorists at a border post in the city of Mirjaveh, southeast Iran. Touching upon his recent visit to Islamabad, Iranian FM noted that Pakistan has also promised ...

IRNA- A member of the Presiding board of Irans Parliament National Security Commission, while emphasizing that 11 abducted border guards are in good health, said that since the kidnapped border guards are natives of the Sistan region, the tribal chiefs, sheikhs and elders of the region are also trying for their freedom. Mohammad Javad Jamali about ...

IRNA The kidnapped Iranian guards have been transferred to the area near Afghanistan borders inside Pakistan, said one of the representatives of Sistan-Baluchestan Province, southeastern Iran. 'The issue has been pursued through official channels, i.e. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Interior, Border Police, and local elders, clans and ...

IRNA Pakistani Ambassador in Tehran Riffat Masood said on Monday that the countrys government and army will do their best to release the Iranian border guards held by terrorists. Talking to IRNA on the sidelines of the 234th meeting of representatives of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Sari, she added that the Pakistani government ...

MNA The IRGC Spokesman 2nd Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif said that terrorists who kidnapped Iranian border guards in Mirjaveh are probably linked to Saudi Arabia. He made the remarks on Sunday in Khorramabad, Lorestan province, on the sideline of the nationwide rallies to mark the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US embassy. Asked ...

FNA - Top Military Aide to the Iranian Supreme Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi underlined the country's Armed Forces' full-preparedness to confront any possible threat by the enemies, and said that the terrorist groups will not be safe anywhere even beyond the borders. "Iran is powerful enough to destroy terrorists, not only on the borders,...

November 2, The Iran Project - At the head of a political and military delegation,Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Islamabad early on Wednesday (Oc. 31) to pursue the fate of the Iranian border guards who were abducted by Pakistan-based terror group near the two countries' joint border earlier on October 16. During his day-...

Tasnim Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday for talks on political and economic issues. Zarif, who arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday morning, raised the issue of abduction of a number of Iranian border guards by a Pakistani-based terrorist group at the meeting with the Pakistani leader....

Tasnim Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif put forward plans for improving security along the common border with Pakistan and joint action by the two neighbors in the fight against criminal and terrorist groups. In a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Islamabad on Wednesday, Zarif proposed a series of plans ...

IRNA - Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost has met with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to discuss the fate of abducted Iranian border guards. On October 16, Irans Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said terrorists had kidnapped the Iranian forces, including local Basij volunteer forces and border guards, near the town ...

MNA Iranian Foreign Minister said on Wednesday that Pakistani officials have promised to make every effort and adopt necessary measures to free Iranian border guards who were abducted by terrorists and taken to Pakistan territory. Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remarks on Wednesday in Islamabad as he landed in the Pakistani capital heading ...

Al-Monitor | Hamed A. Kermani: In the early hours of Oct. 16, members of Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish ul-Adl kidnapped 14 Iranian security personnel in Irans southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province. The incident happened in the village of Lulakdan, near the town of Mirjaveh on the Pakistani border. Although similar incidents have taken ...

IRNA The government of Pakistan, with all of its efforts, should try its best to locate the abducted Iranian border guards, said the former information minister and central leader of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in a recent interview. Speaking to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Qamar Zaman Kaira said that this is very unfortunate incident ...