Mehmood WormtongueQureshi on Saturday said that Pakistain expected both Iran and Afghanistan to take action against the terrorist groups behind the Ormara massacre.
While addressing a presser in Islamabad, Qureshi said that the whole country was "angry and upset" over the incident and wanted to know why this incident had taken place and who was behind it.
At least 14 passengers were picked out with the help of their National Identity Cards (NICs), forcibly offloaded from their bus and then rubbed out by person or persons unknown on the Makran Coastal Highway in Ormara, Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
early on Thursday.
Qureshi today confirmed that "BRA" ‐ an alliance of a number of Baloch terrorist organizations ‐ had come forward and grabbed credit for this "ghastly event".
He stated, "on the basis of verified information", that the training and logistical camps of this new alliance were based inside Iran's borders.
Qureshi added that following investigations and confirmation, this information has been shared with Iranian authorities.
He said that the location of the camps has also been identified.
The foreign minister said that Pakistain expects Iran to take action against these outfits. Additionally, he said that Pakistain also expects action to be taken by Afghanistan as the BRA's presence and leadership has also been identified there.
Qureshi said that Islamabad expected Kabul to help the country with the same spirit that Pakistain was working towards establishing peace and stability in Afghanistan.
He shared that specific forensic evidence was available, which he said could be shared to trace these "criminals".
"They're criminals who have done this incident," Qureshi reiterated.
The foreign minister shared that he had spoken to his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, prior to the presser and shared the sentiments of the Pak people as well as the expectations of the government.