IRAN CLOSES BORDER

Iranian authorities have closed the zero point along the Pak-Iran border following a bomb explosion in a mosque in the border city of Zahedan. The closure of the zero point has resulted in suspension of bilateral trade and movement of the people. Zahedan is about 80 km from Taftan, a tiny town along the Pak-Iran border. People in the border areas of Pakistan and Iran are facing difficulties due to the closure of the zero point, as they bring items of daily use from Iran and Pakistan. They demanded of the Pakistani authorities to find a permanent solution to the problem. Pakistan says that it is with Iran in the fight against terrorism and there will be no compromise on this principle under any circumstances. Responding to a query pertaining to the summoning of Pakistan’s Ambassador in Tehran, MB Abbasi, over the deadly attack on a mosque in southeast Iran, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asserted that Pakistan and Iran were brotherly countries with excellent relations anchored in common faith and interests. The two countries remained together in the fight against terrorism and there would not be any compromise in this regard.