Iranian border forces fire rockets into Panjgur

Published June 9, 2014
Iranian border guards have repeatedly fired rockets into Pakistani territory, creating panic among people living in bordering areas with Iran. —AFP/File photo
Iranian border guards have repeatedly fired rockets into Pakistani territory, creating panic among people living in bordering areas with Iran. —AFP/File photo

QUETTA: Iranian border guards fired two dozen rockets into Balochistan province on Monday evening, however, no casualties were reported, an official said.

Spokesman for the Frontier Corps (FC) Khan Wasey told Dawn.com that Iranian border guards fired 24 rockets in Balochistan's Panjgur district.

He said the rockets landed some 2 kilometres away from an FC check post.

"Loud explosions rocked the entire Pak-Iran border area," Wasey said. He stated, however, that the FC personnel’s timely retaliation silenced the Iranian side and that there was no loss of life.

The local administration lodged a protest with the Iranian authorities regarding the latest skirmish.

Iranian border guards have repeatedly fired rockets into Pakistani territory, creating panic among people living in bordering areas with Iran.

Recent attacks by Iranian guards in Pakistani territory and the kidnapping of Iranian guards in February this year have undermined relations between the two neighbours.

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