TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s parliament speaker said Sunday that an attack that killed 27 members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard was “planned and carried out from inside Pakistan,” which he said should answer for it. Pakistan condemned Wednesday’s attack but has not commented on the allegations. The head of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, on Saturday accused Pakistan’s security forces of supporting the militants and said Iran expects it to “punish” them. Pakistan is closely allied with Saudi Arabia, but has tried to maintain a balancing act between Riyadh and Tehran. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to visit Pakistan Sunday after delaying his arrival by one day without providing an explanation.

Source: National Post February 17, 2019 09:54 UTC