Pakistan says Jundullah blacklisted

In an interview with the Fars News Agency published on Saturday, Mukhtar said Islamabad and Tehran enjoy amicable and brotherly ties, stressing that the Pakistani government is determined to cooperate with Iran to promote regional peace and security.

He pointed out that Pakistan now recognizes Jundullah as a terrorist group, and will no longer allow its members to operate in the country’s territories.

Jundullah terrorists have carried out numerous deadly bombings and assassination attempts in Iran, including several attacks in Iran’s Sistan-and-Baluchestan Province, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan.

On December 15, 2010, a terrorist attack in the southeastern Iranian city of Chabahar killed at least 38 people and wounded more than 90 others, including women and children. The US-backed Jundullah group later claimed responsibility for the deadly bomb attack.

Jundullah leader Abdolmalek Rigi was arrested by Iranian intelligence forces in February 2010 and executed in June of the same year for 79 counts of crimes, including armed robbery, bombing operations and armed attacks on police officers as well as civilians.

Rigi stated in his confessions that he had dealings with the US government and was promised unlimited funds and resources for “waging an insurgency” inside Iran. He was reportedly on his way to meet with senior American authorities at a major US base in Kazakhstan when his plane was brought down by Iranian forces.

The remnants of Jundullah terrorist group are holed up in Pakistan from where they sneak into Iran to carry out sporadic bombings and other acts of terrorism.

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