Iran demands Pakistan extradite suspected Iranian militant
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TEHRAN: Iran has demanded the extradition of a suspected Iranian Sunni militant arrested over the weekend in a border area in Pakistan, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.
The two countries share a volatile and porous border, often used by smugglers and militants, including members of a Sunni militant group known as Jundullah, or "Army of God".
Jundullah is made up of mostly Iranian Sunnis, mainly from the ethnic Baloch community that allegedly operates from Pakistan's Balochistan province and is trying to overthrow the Shia-dominated government in Iran.
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The Fars agency quoted General Masoud Rezvani, chief of Iran's branch of Interpol, as saying that Tehran is asking Islamabad to hand over Abdul Sattar Rigi, arrested by Pakistani authorities in Balochistan as he was traveling on a bus in the border area.
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Iran handed Interpol the request for Abdul Sattar, a cousin of Abdul Malik Rigi and a “well-known terrorist,” Rezvani said. Abdul Malik, who was the top leader of Jundullah, was arrested and executed by Iran in early 2011.
After Iran captured most Jundullah members and disbanded the group, the remaining militants created Jaish al-Adl, which is believed to be affiliated with Al Qaeda and has been held responsible for several attacks in Iran over the past two years.
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A Pakistani official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the case, confirmed to The Associated Press the recent arrest of a senior Jundullah figure but would not provide more details.
In Feb 2014, Jaish al-Adl abducted five Iranian border guards outside Sarbaz, a town in Iran's restive southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province near the Pakistani border with. The guards were taken to Pakistan and one of them was reported killed in captivity while the remaining four were released two months later.
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Mar 05, 2015 01:15pm
the article misses an important event and support by Pakistan, few years back where Pakistan apprehended and handed over a head militant of Jundullah (perhaps in 2011 or 10) when he was on a flight from middle east on the way to Tajikistan , ( which is where some reports always claim that Jundullah is HQ and in Iran).
coming now to this incident, Iran since this so called revolution have always played clandestine roles and a big ally of the USA in world war. the coming of the cleric didn't change that. Pakistan should get something even if they hand over this chap...otherwise keep him and get guarantees from iran
first of them to stop persecuting sunnis, and of course stop the cross border terror infiltration into Pakistan. Make yourself strong before again your enemies start exploiting your weaknesses and you start running left right and center.
Iran is dangerous, too clandestine (against Pakistans'interests) and a constant threat to stability in middle east and Pakistan.
Check mate this country before it launches its fascism full scale across Pakistani borders
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Mar 05, 2015 01:16pm
Give him to Iran. No need to feed more snakes. And send Lakhvi to India.
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Mar 05, 2015 01:18pm
If Pakistanis love Iran and hate Saudi Arabia why are your people committing genocide against Shias?
The rest of the world is baffled by such inconsistency of policy and purpose.
Could it be that Pakistanis and the government are not reading from the same script? The dialogue is different.
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Mar 05, 2015 01:29pm
Let Iran hang this evil with quick trial!
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Mar 05, 2015 01:35pm
So for no good reasons Pakistan remains in the middle of terrorism. These countries put failures on our shoulders. Iran was under US/Israel pressure recently but when now she suddenly gives such statements and very soon will come out of this 'pressure' surprisingly.
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Mar 05, 2015 02:01pm
I am astonished what my beloved motherland has become a country which produce terrorists for internal carnage and used as tools for surpressing and ruling and exporting them all over the world quaide azam must be weeping in the heaven
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Mar 05, 2015 02:10pm
@adnan you well said, how and where we can get leaders who could speak instead of always smiling on face and having no pains about country's problem. everybody just blaming and pointing finger on us but from our side we are so cool and calm even couldn't speak a single word about what others interfering into our country.
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Mar 05, 2015 02:20pm
@adnan shias getting killed in daily basis in pakistan and you talking about deal really. what kind of human are you. Always making deal. of course iran should not interfere in pakistan and feed any group in pakistan to destabilise pakistan at all.iran should protect his land and pakistan should do the same.
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Mar 05, 2015 02:21pm
@Anwar true dear
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Mar 05, 2015 02:28pm
Why Pakistan is housing militants from all countries. Are they have any commitment to any body to do this? why they put themselves in risk by doing so?
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Mar 05, 2015 02:40pm
Do it immediately because it's Iran.
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Mar 05, 2015 02:44pm
Iran is now a emerging power in Middle East and Central Asia and those who look at Iran as having no role in regional politics are completely living in delusion.Iran matters now.
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Mar 05, 2015 02:45pm
This extremist outfit is based in Lahore. Given safe haven there.
Regularly collects 'chanda' there. Has donation boxes everywhere.
Was involved in the Shikarpur blast.
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Mar 05, 2015 03:05pm
Give him to Iran and let them hang this terrorist, they are good at it. Pakistan always harbor terrorists from all around the world..Afghanistan,Iran,Uzbekistan,Iraq,Saudi,Somalia,india etc. when will these Pakistani officials stop playing with innocent Pakistani people lives?? When will they start hanging these terrorists who are in jails living healthy and getting brainwashed by them. Pakistan learn from developing countries please.
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Mar 05, 2015 03:05pm
Give him to Iran and let them hang this terrorist, they are good at it. Pakistan always harbor terrorists from all around the world..Afghanistan,Iran,Uzbekistan,Iraq,Saudi,Somalia,india etc. when will these Pakistani officials stop playing with innocent Pakistani people lives?? When will they start hanging these terrorists who are in jails living healthy and getting brainwashed by them. Pakistan learn from developing countries please.
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Mar 05, 2015 03:06pm
Iran cannot demand anything from Pakistan , it can only request and until Iran provides unassailable proof we will not handover anybody, he will be tried in Pakistan.
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Mar 05, 2015 03:09pm
Pakistan already has too many home grown terrorists and does not need additional terrorists from Afghanistan, Iran, India, etc. making Pakistan as their home base for organizing and launching terrorist activities in other countries. In my opinion, the most prudent thing for Pakistan to do is to hand over these people to their native countries as soon as they are caught.
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Mar 05, 2015 03:14pm
Good hopes Iran..
India has been demanding handing over of dozens of terrorist given shelter in Pakistan for decades now..But how will they bread next generation of terrorist if they hand over these..
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Mar 05, 2015 03:15pm
no we cant they are our strategical assets, then the set of terror groups like haqqanis ttp, extra will be not complete
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Mar 05, 2015 03:23pm
@valiya - you forgot that the news is about Pakistan arrested the guy not raising them. Have you seen the mountains where these guys reside? People will hide where they did for centuries. One day we will have sophisticated equipments to track them down. If they can go over to Iran grab 4 soldiers at will the. They can hide anywhere in the porous with no guard border area. We have no forces stationed at Iran border.
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Mar 05, 2015 03:35pm
@hyeat democracy takes just 22-25+ years about couple of generations to smooth-out basic rights and supremacy of law..... but it needs continuity. We will get there and are heading there.
it is not just the pakistan cricket team that needs a change of mind, it is the whole governance and people of pakistan that need to snap out of victim mentality and think out of box. solutions are waiting... for that to happen.
if PML N and PPP won't achieve it, they will help evolve those people - who will. left and right are fighting the right war to bring this change! be assured things will take a turn for better.
adventurism, and generals are no answer.... opposition is the answer
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Mar 05, 2015 03:38pm
@valiya such immature questions ( please don't take it personally, it is immaturity of your knowledge not personality) are not befitting the discussion board of an evolved news daily like DAWN, with this level of readership.
do keep visiting to broaden ideas and exchange horizons (deliberately put)
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Mar 05, 2015 03:54pm
Jundullah which is made up of mostly Iranian Sunnis creating havoc inside Pakistan and Iran wants to extradite the terrorists. On what basis?
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Mar 05, 2015 03:55pm
@Cyrus Ho They are not new. They have doing this long before Iranian revolution and continue to do so even after revolution.
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Mar 05, 2015 03:56pm
@asif Did you read the article? "Jundullah is made up of mostly Iranian Sunnis".
In this case, Iran is exporting terrorism inside Pakistan.
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Mar 05, 2015 03:57pm
Iran will not get their man because right now our PM is on a charm offensive in Saudi Arabia. Both "Brotherly Islamic" countries are mortal enemies of each other and are currently waging war in the ME through their proxies.
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Mar 05, 2015 04:17pm
@adnan I, as an ordinary citizen of Pakistan, agree & endorse 100 % yoyr views Adnan
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Mar 05, 2015 04:24pm
well said Hyat
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Mar 05, 2015 04:26pm
are we ever going to learn any lesson. let us not be a safe heaven to those terrorists... hand them over.... let us wash our hands off from this dirty regional politics...
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Mar 05, 2015 04:39pm
What about the hurdles Iran is creating in Uzair Baluch case which believe or not, got Iranian valid nationality. Try to figure that one out.
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Mar 05, 2015 04:49pm
Iran is not in a position to demand anything and should stop funding international terror.
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Mar 05, 2015 05:08pm
@Ali (CA) Ok that is agreed in the case of who are hiding in the mountains, but what about who are/were under the comfort of authorities (Dawwod/ Osama)By the way there are mountains in other countries also but if authorities have a soft corner towards terrorism this could happen any where but now only in Pakistan. Think about that.
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Mar 05, 2015 05:10pm
IS this entire Riggi family cursed? They all seem to be trouble makers. If he's in Pakistan obviously he should be handed over. But it seems Iran has some issues on its side of the border as well, clearly.
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Mar 05, 2015 05:11pm
@Cyrus Ho There is no genocide against Shiias in Pakistan. I myself am Shiia and have never faced any discrimination. There have been sect-based killings on both sides though. Judiciary must go ruthless on sect-based outfits.
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Mar 05, 2015 05:16pm
Nobody in this world can trust Pakistan anytime. They are just a country of terrorist, fighting inside and exporting violence to all other the world.
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Mar 05, 2015 05:20pm
If Iran can provide evidence of his guilt, and this evidence is reviewed and approved by an appropriate member of the Pakistani judicial system, then Pakistan should hand this person over, assuming they can find/arrest him.
What Iran should really work on though, is securing it's own borders.
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Mar 05, 2015 05:23pm
@Cyrus Ho Pakistanis are fatalistic. Diffclut for others to understand.
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Mar 05, 2015 05:27pm
HAND HIM over to Iran! They will provide speedy justice and send him to where he belongs!
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Mar 05, 2015 05:46pm
Iran should trust Pakistan's Justice system as India does.
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Mar 05, 2015 05:51pm
@valiya 100% agreed. They are still on same theory, Good terrorism and Bad terrorism.
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Mar 05, 2015 05:59pm
If he has done any thing bad in Pakistan then punish him here otherwise Iran should issue red warrant for him. Word "demand" looks bit funny.
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Mar 05, 2015 06:30pm
Pakistan need to seal and control it's porous borders with Iran and Afghanistan. All these thugs just slip into Pakistan when they are pursued in their own countries then Pakistan gets blamed for hosting them. In TTP's case, they are supported in Afghanistan to attack Pakistan. Give him to Iran but also demand something in return as well.
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Mar 05, 2015 07:13pm
@Mathew all these mess because of you, am i right? All Pakistani please read out their minds and unite as much as you can.
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Mar 05, 2015 07:28pm
Hand him over. We will have to worry about one less militant.
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Mar 05, 2015 07:40pm
Iran has "DEMANDED" not requested a brother Muslim country
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Mar 05, 2015 07:53pm
@dr vimal lol
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Mar 05, 2015 07:59pm
Who is iran to "demand" anything? These Mullah of iran should watch their tounge and tone.
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Mar 05, 2015 08:07pm
@adnan What Sunnis are talking about being persecuted in Iran? Have you ever heard of any Shia militant group bombing/massacring Sunnis in Iran. When was the last time any Sunnis were pulled off the buses and after checking their Ids executed? Shia in Pakistan are being killed everyday, there is a silent massacre of Shia taking place in Pakistan, so before you spread these lies and fabrications, fear God and read a book or two
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Mar 05, 2015 08:57pm
@adnan
Always looking for something in return for free? However, we will not respect or honor what we already have.
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Mar 05, 2015 08:57pm
@valiya I agree with you. They have been hosting militants that fight against Iran, China, Afghanistan and India. And now they are even hosting those who are killing Pakistanis and its establishment.
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Mar 05, 2015 09:03pm
Well, in my opinion it is kind of retaliation against the often visits of PM to KSA and discussing Iran. In layman’s terms, they are saying if you are cooking something against us, we are watching and will pick a fight with you.
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Mar 05, 2015 09:10pm
@Shakeel You have to have at least knowledge of entire border area? Iran almost is going to complete 10 feet wall, which is build because of smugglers/terrorist who goes into Iran. Our border is wide open and all kind of smuggling into the area. This shows that we are not prepared, first we have to seal the borders by making at least some resistance then talk about anyone else. Please we have to give respect for longer run to our neighbor and we shouldn't blame anyone till we are not prepared our self then supportive evidences, even against India. Since long we are facing many problems and we are not able to address it properly. Now present concern is going to take steps against all kind of problems, which ruined our country.
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Mar 05, 2015 09:43pm
Be careful, Do as Iran wishes.It I'd not India that will demand something and wait for good sense.
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Mar 05, 2015 10:20pm
If Abdul Sattar Rigi is an Iranian national, the first question is if came on a valid visa. If not them Pakistan should simply deport him to his home country.
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Mar 05, 2015 10:40pm
Iran has always sided with countries that are ready to serve its and theirs purpose one of them being the control of Iraq from USA whom i.e USA it deems a farcical enemy but under the table they think on same agendas.
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Mar 05, 2015 11:45pm
Terrorists have no religion and country. They must be wiped out.
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Mar 06, 2015 05:54am
@Mehtab - How true and a good reason why the current Terrorists Iranian government and the ayatollahs need to be overthrown. We should not allow them to fool the Americans and start claiming victory over the weaker foes with the help of good ole USA - we know how much Iranian love US? The Pakistani innocent Shias are being conned by the selfish Iranian regime with her only goal is to revive the Old Persian Empire. The Pakistanis should dig hard in history and remember all those Iranian invasion of their land in the past especially the thief known as Nader Shah. Win or lose, the Pakistanis should not bow down to Iranian pressure and start preparing for a long PAK-IRANIAN war right after the departure of the Americans from Afghanistan with new American bases in Iran..
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Mar 06, 2015 12:31pm
@adnan
Pakistan always dogded Iran. Iran in the past used to share intelligence with Pakistan about terrorists operating inside Balochistan but as soon as the Pakistanis got the news those terrorists would disappear from their training camps in Mashkhel and other border towns. Iran crossed the border and attacked several times seeing that Pakistani authorities were either indifferent on involved.
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