An Iranian police official said that the Iranian hostages kidnapped and taken to Pakistan by armed bandits on Sunday have been released by the Pakistani police and are about to be repatriated.

An Iranian lawmaker here on Monday called on neighboring countries to show active cooperation in quelling insecurities caused by terrorists who ferry across their shared borders with Iran, underlining that Tehran is seeking secured borders.

Interior Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi said that the terrorist operation in southeastern Iran on Sunday was a part of enemies’ psychological warfare against the Islamic Republic.