Iran’s Rouhani announces joint border ‘reaction force’ with Pakistan

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani announced on Monday the formation of a joint border ‘reaction force’ with Pakistan, AFP reported.The announcement comes following talks with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is in Tehran on a state visit.On Sunday, Khan arrived in the Islamic Republic to discuss security and regional issues, Iranian state TV reported, a day after Islamabad urged Tehran to act against militants behind killings in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province.A new umbrella group representing various insurgent groups operating in Baluchistan claimed responsibility for an attack on Thursday when 14 passengers were killed after being kidnapped from buses in the province, which borders Iran.

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2019/04/22/Iran-s-Rouhani-announces-joint-border-reaction-force-with-Pakistan.html

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