Janjua in Iran with message from Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Iran assured Pakistan on Monday that it would not allow a third country to sabotage relations between the two friendly neighbours following National Security Adviser Lt-Gen Nasser Khan Janjua’s talks with his Iranian counterpart and Iran’s interior minister in Tehran on Sunday.
Janjua arrived in Iran on a three-day visit to discuss the current regional security situation, Pakistan-Iran bilateral ties as well as other matters.
Seek cooperation
Official familiar with the trip told The Express Tribune that Janjua was carrying a ‘special message’ from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for the Iranian leadership. In the message, the premier is believed to have sought cooperation from Iran in preventing Indian intelligence agencies from using the Islamic Republic’s soil against Pakistan.
One source said Janjua would raise the issue of Indian spy Kulbushan Yadav, who was arrested earlier this year from Balochistan. Investigations revealed that Yadav operated from Iran’s Chahbhar port and often visited Balochistan and Karachi to carry out subversive activities.