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               Pakistan: Iranian Guards Never Brought to Pakistan

   Pakistan said Thursday Iranian border guards were never brought to
   Pakistan after being abducted by a militant group, says Foreign Office
   spokeswoman Tasneem Aslam.
   "Our authorities in security agencies confirmed that they had no
   indication that these guards were brought to Pakistan and at the same
   time there is absolutely no indication that they were released in
   Pakistan."
   Iranian officials reject that claim.
   Esmail Kosari is the deputy chairman of Iran`s Majlis National Security
   and Foreign Policy Committee Esmail Kosari. Last week, Iran`s Fars news
   agency quoted Kosari as saying that "Four of the five abducted Iranian
   border guards have been handed over to Iranian Embassy officials in
   Pakistan."
   Fars did not give any details of when the release took place or what
   brought it about.
   The abduction in early February heightened regional and sectarian
   tensions. Iran had said the guards were taken into Pakistan and it
   threatened to send troops over the border to retrieve them.
   The Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice) says it is responsible for the
   kidnaping. It is a Sunni Muslim rebel group operating in Iran`s
   Sistan-Baluchistan province, a predominately Shi`ite area that borders
   Pakistan. The movement said it killed a fifth member of the group of
   guards in March.
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