Pakistan expresses condemnation as two killed in militant attack on police station in Iran

General view of a closed gate at Pakistan and Iran's border posts in Taftan, Pakistan on February 25, 2020. (REUTERS/File)

• Armed group attacked police station in Zahedan, city in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province
• Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said in a statement that the four militants were killed

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday “strongly” condemned a militant attack in Iran’s Zahedan city in which two Iranian security forces were killed.
Four militants attacked a police station in Zahedan in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province, about 30 kilometers from the border with Pakistan, triggering a shootout. Two security forces were killed, Iranian state TV said.
“We express our deepest condolences to the bereaved families and pray for the swift recovery of those injured,” the Pakistani foreign office said.
“Pakistan stands in complete solidarity with the government and people of Iran in this common fight against the scourge of terrorism.”
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said in a statement that the four militants were killed.
The report quoted Alireza Marhamati, the province’s deputy governor, as saying the militants were trying to gain access to the police station and were equipped with grenades, but did not elaborate further.