Iran criticises ‘undignified’ remarks on arrest of RAW agent

ISLAMABAD: Iran on Thursday criticized elements in Pakistan for spreading undignified and offensive remarks attributed to President Hassan Rouhani regarding arrest of  RAW agent.

Abbas Badrifar, a spokesman for Iran’s Embassy in Islamabad, said spreading of such remarks and news items were product of thinking which does not like further expansion of ties between the two countries.

“Elements unhappy over promotion of ties between the two Islamic countries of Iran and Pakistan are trying in various ways, including the spreading of undignified and sometimes offensive contents, to fade out the significant achievements during the visit of President Rouhani to Pakistan,” he said.

 “Iran wants a stable Pakistan. Iran has never felt danger from Pakistan at its border,” the spokesman said.

 Badrifarfurther said such tactics would not impact the positive views of the two countries regarding each other.”

Pakistan has written a letter to Iran and sought Tehran’s assistance to help investigate the activities of Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadav, detained by Pakistani authorities from Balochistan.

According to the letter written by Pakistan’s interior ministry, Islamabad requested the Iranian government to help them investigate other RAW network operating in the region.

Pakistan also demanded Tehran arrest and handing over of Yadav's accomplice Rakesh alias Rizwan.

Kulbhushan Yadav was arrested by a intelligence agencies in Balochistan last week and he was later shifted to Islamabad for investigation.