Iran won't let territory be used against Pakistan: Ambassador
Iran could never support likes of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, says Honardoost
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost has said Friday that Iran would not let its territory be used against Pakistan.
The statement has come in after United States attacked a white corolla in Balochistan’s Nushki killing Afghanistan Taliban chief Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada who was allegedly returning from Iran after meeting his family.
Ambassador Honardoost said that Iran could never support likes of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor and Chabahar would be a friendly port for Gwadar.
The Iranian representative in Pakistan said that some countries who give statements against terrorism were actually backing them. He also said that some countries were against Pak-Iran gas pipeline however, Iran was waiting on project’s completion from Pakistan s side.
United States has announced twice after the strike in Nushki to continue attacks in Pakistan to safeguard its interests.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan termed the drone strike a violation of country s sovereignty.
Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif held a meeting with Ambassador David Hale and termed the attack detrimental to Pak-US relations.
