Five Iranian border guards had been kidnapped and allegedly taken to Pakistan by militants. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Earlier, Iranian media reports had suggested that some of its guards had been seized by militants allegedly operating from Pakistan.
"If Pakistan doesn't take the needed steps to fight against the terrorist groups, we will send our forces into Pakistani soil. We will not wait for this country," Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli was quoted as telling the semi-official Mehr news agency.
On February 9, Iran had urged Pakistan to secure the release of five kidnapped border guards.
Iran had denounced what it called Pakistan’s ‘inability’ to secure its own borders after its soldiers were kidnapped and taken across the border by insurgents.
“We are unhappy with the Pakistani government over the abduction of our guards and their transfer to Pakistan,” Fars news agency quoted police chief Esmail Ahmadi-Moghadam as saying.
Jaish-ul Adl has said it was behind the kidnapping in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan.
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Pakistan is no syria,three centuries back saffavid empire was wiped out by Muslims of pakistan and afghanistan.Iran should go and wash its face or we have nukes for those who dont adhere
I doubt even if they enter out territory will our forces do anything?
@Freedom Seeker: Please wake up... You are not playing Video game OK...You are talking about Pakistan
Its matter of time when all friends and neighbor will send their drones in Pakistan. China will send to eliminate their Jihadi. India will send to finish Let in Lahore. America to kill Haqannis. Iran will send to finish their enemies. Pakistan is drowning itself just to protect these criminals which are killing its own people too.
Iran is a baby of USA, doing war drama with USA since many years but getting all the benefits & help. This would be a fake drama too just to open a new problem window for Pakistan.
How shame for Irani Army that few non army peoples can kidnapped them ?? and they are talking about to fight with Pakistani Army ?? hahahah...good joke.... Do not forget that Pakistan always helped Iran otherwise all Afghani Taliban would must destroyed Iran many years ago !!! Very important thing to understand that who has opened this new problem window for Pakistan ?
In my opinion, Pakistan will easily win...
It has superior Air-Force and its Land Forces have better equipment with tested combined advanced quick-thrust-penetration-ability.
The only problem could be the Iranian Navy but other than that...Pakistan can strike and penetrate devastatingly...
Pakistan is a formidable NUCLEAR POWER too...India will foolishly step in to exploit the situation, but, resulting in the destruction of its top 12 cities within 7 minutes...
However, I don't think Iran wants to war with Pakistan, and this is not the 1971 Pakistan for India either...
We Pukhtoons were always warning Pakistan government against Iran. Look at the way Iran is against Pukhtoons in Afghanistan and scheming with India against them. Ofcourse, Pakistan and Iran can never be friends, because Iran is a supporter of occupation of Muslim lands in Chechnya, Bosnia, Kosovo, Kashmir, and Syria. Shame on them.
Iran is bullying yet another Sunni country with threats. First Afghanistan and Iraq, then Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine, now Pakistan. I’m glad Iran is showing its true colors to the Muslim world. Pakistani army will kill any foreign soldiers who set boots into Pakistan, regardless of which country it is. India-Iran scheming against Afghans and Pakistan must end. If Iran wishes to resolve the situation diplomatically, it is more than able. Threats will only turn the already upset 50 Sunni countries against Iran further. Poor situation to ally with Hindus against Muslim.
The Pakistani leadership should learn from Iran. They are willing to go to another country to free their kidnapped soldiers. Our government did nothing to free 23 soldiers who had been held by the militants since 2010 in our own country and finally killed yesterday. We miss Musharraf every day. This would never have happened in his time. Weak leaders lead to international shame as now.
Pakistan must respect the border and return back our soldiers else it cause more problem.
I just love the comments here; and how (most) posters are putting a satirical twist to rather hollow/silly gung-ho talk from Iran. To our Indian friends; please relax. Nothing's going to happen, so please don't worry about us :p
Now no words and no expectations with government.
@Kamran: If India, with all its military might, couldn’t harm Pakistan, Iran doesn’t stand a chance.
yeh, we were harming goats all this while.
Hire US SEALS.
Iran must hire US SEALS.
this is how a country should respond for its citizens.......
@Ashraf: (A Muslim can not harm another Muslim). Do you mean you can harm non Muslims and it is OK and by the way Iranian's are shias and do they count as Muslims .They are being killed in Pakistan.
@GrimmJow: Nuclear power is nothing against polio power.You can keep the weapons but not the virus.It will spread! So choose now.
@Tera... forgot 1948, 65, 71 & 99? entire world knows what india can do and what did in 71. It was Indira Gandhi's mercy that west pakistan was not cut in to piecces and existing in this form. you shud thank IG.
Iran has Pakistani media on its side, even if it invaded Pakistan our media will be taking its side
@Zaid Hamid: iraq said the same thing before war
@Kamran: Why Pakistan state not able to control Taliban and Lashker e Jhangvi.
Monarchy Saudi Arabia,CIA zionists created crisis against Pakistan and Iran ..they want proxy wars between Iran and Pakistan...Israeli zionists is anti Iran and zionists do not want nuclear weapons in any muslim country..so they are targeting Pakistan through terrorists..
@Zaid Hamid: We are not Iraq or Afghanistan. Yet we are begging rag tag TTP for cease fire and they are still killing our soldiers!
Pakistanis so loosely talk about nuclear weapons as if they are toys. Over 50,000+ killed and not one has been used. Grow up boys.
the cunning iranian can try but i doubt thier ability if they can not secure them inside iran how can they come and get them from inside pakistan these so called taliban wil have more fun if iranian try to cross the border
If their guards were not competent enough to protect themselves then why is it Pakistan's fault?
Its not Pakistan, folks, Its Nawaz led govt. which is leaving Pakistan nowhere in the world. just look at the credential of your foreign minister (S.A)? what does he know about international diplomacy?
Next thing will be bangladesh navy boats patrolling Karachi harbor?
The Iranian guards crossed over to grab a Bic Mac from McDonalds (they don't have any in Iran)
We are losing grip on Pak. We need Honest Govt to make Pak more better and responsible state in world. I wish we could have fair election. That is no exception in presence of Fraud election govt!
Haha nothing to worry guys, another one of Iran's hollow statements just like they say that they will bomb Israel but never do so & yeah if their soldiers will enter Pakistan i'm sure they will get back to Iran only as corpses.
Just as USA freed their 60 embassy personals taken hostages in 1979 from the Iranian revolutionaries ?
An almost 8 year long war with Iraq resulting in high human and economic losses !
Why is Iran so upset by this? The guards were abducted by non-state actors. Get it? If the silly Indians can understand this point, why can't the Iranians who are muslims and therefore smarter?
Now you may understand IK's anti-drone stance that once you let someone interfere then you won't be able to stop others.
I heard the Iranian guards actually went to Karachi on their own to grab a Big Mac at MacDonalds (as there are none in Iran)...
Hahaha, it's fun to see war mongering Indians commenting on a rhetoric statement by an other country against Pakistan.
As for Iran, hahahahahahahahahaha (hollow and funny threats to Israel anyone?)
@Toka: Bro Pakistan has ability to destroy Half of the Europe with is nuke so don't worry about Paks Nuke
**Why our Iran Brothers does not understand that this type of work can not be done by Pakistan Muslim brothers (A Muslim can not harm another Muslim). Iran should understand that this is the Handy work of 3rd Forces that want to destroy Muslim unity.
What Pakistan will get by kidnapping your soldiers? We are not beneficiary. Benificiary is some 3 rd force who will be happy by seeing Muslim brothers fighting.
Please note that We have never started war with any neighbours including our western neighbour. Don't know why others are ready to war with us even though we want peace.
Allah Hafiz.**
Don't worry guys our GREAT LEADERS are engaged in dialogue and no time to deal with Iran
@Ch. Allah Daad
Yes thanks to your Arab slave leader, anyone can come and do anything in this country
Dont worry yesterday Saudi prince was in Pakistan. Iran felt itches.
no official condemnation from our side! We have lost all our self esteem.
@mahmoud ahmdinejad: The point of concern is .. Whether pakistan feels bullied by iran ?
What difference it makes, it is our of our control in any practical sense like FATA.
Iran's threat was expected, given recent warmth in Pak-Saudi relations. I say to Iran, better behave yourself, you're on brink on extinction. One push from Pakistan, and Iran would be removed from the pages of history. If India, with all its military might, couldn't harm Pakistan, Iran doesn't stand a chance.
Pakistan has lost it now.Even a non-nuclear Iran is bullying Pakistan.Something India should learn.This Congress has shown a lot of love to Pakistan.Hope Modi will set things right.
So a new victim of Pakistan's precious assets and one more addition to Pakistan's achievements. Hail Pakistan!
Iran may not send in its soldiers but... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Will definitely impose the 3 Mn USD Daily Penalty for defaulting on the Iran Pakistan Gas Pipeline wef 1st Jan 2015. Enjoy!.
@Zaid Hamid:
And yet USA is droning your people in FATA.
@Aamer Khawaja: Have you ever wondered that if all of Pakistan's neighbors were to turn around and dish the same treatment to Pakistan, as it has been doing to it's neighbors over the last three and a half decades, what would become of Pakistan? I am sure you realize that nukes do not provide Pakistan with an umbrella to do as they wish with no fear of reprisal. And I sure hope that you realize how precarious Pakistan's position is at the moment. The only thing that is ensuring that the West keeps Pakistan in its ICU is the upcoming draw down from Afghanistan. Just imagine what conditions will become for Pakistan post-2014 draw down. It's high time that the Pakistani establishment recognizes this fact and corrects its behavior before it is too late.
IRANIANS are our muslem brothers, What they are demanding is their right to protect their people. Please world try to understand we are in great trouble and law and order situation is not under our control..Means within days scene can change and we deliberately do not want to improve situation by spending and allocation budget for secondary needs... So please help us Like our Big Brother United states of America does to get out this situation. Long live Islamabad...!!
Hey Iran, first learn to manage your borders! Will you?
We are fighting wars (by sending our guys) in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and now to Pakistan-- Great. I guess we need a bigger war portfolio!
@Major Iqbal:
I wouldn't mess with Iran. Iran doesnt create prisoners of war.
It was US yesterday, now Iran! But alas we are waiting for India to cross our border. At least we are Nuclear power.
If Pakistan can't even manage its borders, I shutter to think how it can manage its nuclear weapons.
LOL they are asking for permission, come as you please.
Don't mess with Iran!
Iran says do more!
"Iran had denounced what it called Pakistan’s ‘inability’ to secure its own borders after its soldiers were kidnapped and taken across the border by insurgents."
Ironically Iran never mentioned its own inability to secure its border so that insurgents don't cross-over, kidnap their soldiers, inside its own territory, & cross again to the other side!
Bravo, we should take help from indians as well. They know how to better deal with pakistan,'s armed forces and politicians.
I say Bravo to the Iranians to have the courage to issue this statement.
Hello Indians this is how you show that you mean what you say.
No Need to worry, Pakistan is a nuclear power, Iran is not..so chill guys!!
so is the USA plan for Pakistan which was to come into action in 2012 is in action.