Iran news: According to Iran Press, Ghasemi slammed the terrorist act which resulted in the kidnapping of some Iranian border guards.
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Fourteen Basij (volunteer forces) and border guard forces were abducted by terrorists in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan border with Pakistan in the early hours of Tuesday morning, an informed source has confirmed.
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The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement that Pakistan is expected to fight terrorists and outlaws who have nested along the borders and are propped up by some reactionary and terrorist regional counties.
Foreign Minister's Assistant in West Asia called Pakistan ambassador to Tehran to spare no efforts in releasing Iranian forces in the framework of bilateral ties, good neighborliness and the commitments under bilateral agreements and international regulations.
Pakistan ambassador to Tehran has also been requested to reflect the issue as soon as possible and make Iranian Foreign Ministry informed of all developments.
Pakistan ambassador also expressed deep regret over the accident, Ghasemi said.
Meanwhile, Iranian ambassador to Islamabad visited officials and urged Pakistan government to release Iranian border guards and to act firmly against outlaws and Takfiri terrorists.
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Earlier on August 18, an ordeal finally ended for one Iranian family in the town of Bojnoord, in North Khorasan province, with the return home of their kidnapped son, after spending 476 days in captivity in neighbouring Pakistan.
Saeed Barati, an Iranian border guard who was kidnapped in May 2017 in the town on Mirjaveh, in Sistan-Balouchestan province, close to the border with Pakistan, was handed over to Iranian officials at a low-key ceremony along the border between the two countries.
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