I don’t think Jundullah is the reason for Iranian threats to Pakistan.
The real reason is that Iran is getting frustrated after seeing a successful Pak army campaign against Taliban.
Even though Taliban are mainly Wahabi but Shia leadership in Iran is helping them at least one way if not more.
Do you all remember that Saudi caught recently in Malakand traveled from Saudi to Behrin, to Iran to Pakistan?
How come Iranians are allowing these Saudis to use Iran as their transit point?
precisely because Iran wants Taliban to continue creating trouble in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The motives could be at least two.
Iran would hate to see Americans succeed in Afghanistan.
Indian connection.
Iranians support Taliban because the enemy of Americans is Iran’s friend.
Iranian Mullahs have always been too close to India. Why else they would have allowed Indian army to build a road through Iran to Afghanistan.
Do you think If Iran was at war, that pakistan would allow a new road to be built by Americans that hugs Pak-Iran border. Heck no.
We are too emotional to see through the charade of Iranians and Indians. For us Muslim-brotherhood cannot do wrong, even though the same brotherhood is bombing our schools, destroying our cities, and practically taking over our beautiful Pakistan.
We are too emotional to see through the charade of Iranians and Indians. For us Muslim-brotherhood cannot do wrong, even though the same brotherhood is bombing our schools, destroying our cities, and practically taking over our beautiful Pakistan.
I think you are getting too carried away with the Muslim brotherhood thing...
It is surely true as a concept and a beautiful concept but nowhere to be seen... Its not the concpet but the way its dealt with which is bad.
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or perhaps its because pakistan allows an anti iranian group - who in its last act blew worshipers to smithereens in a MASJID - to operate from its soil.
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Buddy i’ve already said that Pakistan needs to cooperate with Iran and Iran needs to relax on the rhetoric as well. Check the other relevant thread on this topic.
I still believe it is being misquoted/misinterpreted and being used to cause rifts between the two nations immediately after the inking of the Oil Pipeline. Pakistan has previously handed over Jundullah members, and should/will continue to do so in the future as well.
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The suspicion has always been there ever since America funded one side against the other, while Middle Eastern nations stood by and did not play a positive reconciliatory role like they should have. If a conflict erupts in Europe, you'd see other statesmen lining up to come to a resolution between the two parties; that did not happen during Iran-Iraq wars. Instead many cheered Sunni Iraq on, and the resentment is present in Iran. No doubt about that. But applause only happens with both hands. All parties (in this particular case, Pakistan and Iran should move forward and rebuild and strengthens the ties)
So, the problems go a long long way back. Reconciliation can start anytime, and i think it's high time new bonds were formed and old bridges renewed for the sake of unity and common peace.
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The clear example of those relations is that, if I am not wrong, Zaradari was the first president to visit Iran in18 years and remember that 100 years deal of not digging oil in Baluchistan.
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Yep. The visit was symbolic, no doubt. That is why it is ever more important that Iranian and Pakistani "doves" do not come under the influence of "hawks", and work to achieve common goals while minimizing outside interference.
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burqaposh is right on target with blaming it on amreeka and india once again. keep them blinders on, the unity and pseudo-nationalism that comes with it can't be found with anything else.
Yep. The visit was symbolic, no doubt. That is why it is ever more important that Iranian and Pakistani "doves" do not come under the influence of "hawks", and work to achieve common goals while minimizing outside interference.
Yeah and why this visit after a long time? Back in 1980s in Zia's regim. There were elements of Iranian influence in promoting Shiasm in Pakistan and Zia had to react angerly over that and every other president came after him.
The recent traces of Iran's involvement in Bhugti's case and his followers is also of mojor conern.
I don't think Jundullah is the reason for Iranian threats to Pakistan.
childish analysis.
iran and pakistan are intertwined in this, both BLA and jundullah hve signatures of US/israeli/indian support and both are headache for iran and pakistani establishment.
goal of BLA and Jundullah is to have united balochistan by joining iranian sestan province and pakistani balochistan province..
there may be some issues with between iranian and pakistanis but both are sharing info and have same goal to kill jundullah and BLA.