ID :
154966
Mon, 12/27/2010 - 13:10
Auther :
Shortlink :
https://www.oananews.org//node/154966
The shortlink copeid
Arrest of Abdul Rauf Rigi not confirmed yet: Iran`s minister
TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) -- The news that Abdul Rauf Rigi, one of the ringleaders of the terrorist group Jundullah, has been arrested in Pakistan is not confirmed yet, Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar announced on Sunday.
Talking to reporters in Tehran, Najjar stated, “I saw the news in the media and on websites. However, in a meeting I had with the Pakistani interior minister in Turkey a few days ago, I asked him (about the news) but he did not confirm (it) and did not provide me with accurate information.”
Local Pakistani sources said on Saturday that Abdul Rauf Rigi, who was arrested by Pakistani security forces a few days ago, will be handed over to Tehran soon.
In addition, an informed source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told on Friday that Pakistani security forces have arrested 18 members of the terrorist group Jundullah.
According to the informed source the new leader of the Rigi terrorist group, Mohammad Zaher Baluch, was among those arrested.
However, Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Ali Abdollahi said he neither dismisses nor confirms the news on the arrest of Mohammad Zaher Baluch.
“This news has been published on websites, but we have not yet received any official news and cannot confirm or dismiss (it),” Abdollahi stated.
The members of the terrorist group Jundullah use Pakistan’s soil as their safe haven for attacks in Sistan-Baluchestan, a province bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Talking to reporters in Tehran, Najjar stated, “I saw the news in the media and on websites. However, in a meeting I had with the Pakistani interior minister in Turkey a few days ago, I asked him (about the news) but he did not confirm (it) and did not provide me with accurate information.”
Local Pakistani sources said on Saturday that Abdul Rauf Rigi, who was arrested by Pakistani security forces a few days ago, will be handed over to Tehran soon.
In addition, an informed source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told on Friday that Pakistani security forces have arrested 18 members of the terrorist group Jundullah.
According to the informed source the new leader of the Rigi terrorist group, Mohammad Zaher Baluch, was among those arrested.
However, Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Ali Abdollahi said he neither dismisses nor confirms the news on the arrest of Mohammad Zaher Baluch.
“This news has been published on websites, but we have not yet received any official news and cannot confirm or dismiss (it),” Abdollahi stated.
The members of the terrorist group Jundullah use Pakistan’s soil as their safe haven for attacks in Sistan-Baluchestan, a province bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan.
