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ISLAMABAD — The top military leadership of Pakistan and neighboring Iran agreed to step up cooperation and intelligence sharing and take \u201ceffective actions\u201d to prevent attacks by separatist militants along their porous border, Pakistani officials said Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agreement was reached during a visit by Pakistan\u2019s powerful army chief Gen. Asim Munir to Tehran over the weekend, officials said. Munir traveled to Tehran on a two-day visit following a surge in attacks in the country’s southwestern Baluchistan province, which shares a long border with Afghanistan and Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan\u2019s relations with Iran have witnessed ups and downs in recent years because of cross-border attacks by Pakistani militants. Small separatist groups have been behind a long-running insurgency calling for gas and oil-rich Baluchistan\u2019s independence from the central government in Islamabad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistani anti-Iran militants have also targeted the Iranian border in recent years, increasing friction between the countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement, Pakistan’s military said that Munir met with the Iranian army\u2019s chief of staff, Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, and called on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It said the sides agreed that terrorism was a common threat. \u201cThey vowed to eradicate (the) menace of terrorism in the border areas through intelligence sharing and effective actions against the terrorists\u2019 networks, and explore avenues for enhancing cooperation in the security domain,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The visit also comes as tensions have increased between Pakistan and Afghanistan\u2019s Taliban rulers, who have been accused by Islamabad of sheltering a key outlawed militant group called Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP. The group has become emboldened since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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