Barati had been kidnapped in a terrorist operation in May 2017 and taken to
Pakistan by terrorists. However, Director-General of Border Affairs at Iran’s
Interior Ministry Shahryar Heydari says he is now released and handed over to
the Iranian forces.
"Barati has been transferred to the Islamic Republic following the arrangements
made by the intelligence forces,” Heydari was quoted as saying in a report by Tasnim
News Agency.
In a terrorist attack on Iranian border forces in Mirjaveh area near the
Pakistan border in May 2017, at least nine Iranian forces were killed and two
others injured. Barati was taken captive during the attack by the terrorists.
Heydari underlined that the Islamic Republic has not given any concession to the
terrorists in return for Barati’s freedom and said his release came after
accurate and quick intelligence operations carried out by Iran’s Intelligence
Ministry.
According to the Iranian official, terrorist groups active in the region are
sponsored by anti-Iran states. "Unfortunately, the terrorist groups take
advantages of the current security vacuum [in the Pakistani territory] to
inflict blows on the Islamic Republic,” he concluded.
Source:IFP