(Reuters) - Four Iranian border guards have been freed in Pakistan two months after they were seized by al Qaeda-linked militants on the countries' lawless frontier, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency quoted a lawmaker as saying on Friday. The abduction in early February heightened regional and sectarian tensions. Iran had said the guards were taken into Pakistan and it threatened to send troops over the border to retrieve them. The kidnapping was claimed by Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice), a Sunni Muslim rebel group operating in predominantly Shi'ite Muslim Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province, which borders Pakistan. The movement said it had killed a fifth member of the group of guards in March. "Four of the five abducted Iranian border guards have been handed over to Iranian embassy officials in Pakistan," Fars quoted Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kosari as saying. Fars did not give any details of when the release took place or what brought it about. But Iran's Students News agency ISNA quoted a statement from Jaish al-Adl saying "Sunni clerics' mediation led to the guards' release ... as a sign of our goodwill". Fars also said the body of the slain guard had been handed over to Tehran's embassy in Pakistan. The Pakistani government had repeatedly said there was no evidence the Iranian guards were on its territory. The Iranian government accused its neighbour of not doing enough to free the men and of supporting the rebels. The border region is also rife with drug and arms traffickers. IODA an American Company claims copy rights on most Iranian Songs and music, even the national anthem of Islamic Iran. ??? Plese Voice Your Opinion. Happy New Year Amou Norouz تبریک سال نو The Iranian border guards that were released in Pakistan after being abducted by Jaish-ul-Adl terrorist group have returned home, Iran's interior minister has announced. In a message on Sunday, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said efforts by security and diplomatic bodies and locals have borne fruit and four of the five abducted border guards have been freed and reunited with their families. He added that the groups and individuals who have become playthings in the hands of spy agencies of foreign countries carry out desperate but futile measures in border regions to create insecurity. However, they will fail to achieve any result in light of the wisdom and prudence of the Iranian forces, he emphasized. The minister noted that during efforts to secure the release of the Iranian guards, Iran observed principles of good neighborliness and self-restraint with respect to Pakistan, where the Jaish-ul-Adl terrorist group had taken refuge. He expressed hope that Pakistan would take greater responsibility for controlling and ensuring security along its border with Iran to prevent terrorist groups from undermining the cordial Tehran-Islamabad relations. The Salafi terrorist group announced on Friday the release of the Iranian guards through Saudi news channel al-Arabiyah, with which it has close ties. Jaish-ul-Adl terrorists kidnapped five Iranian border guards in Jakigour region in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan on February 6 and took them to the Pakistani territory. The group later announced it had executed one of the guards. Iran invited Pakistan's ambassador to Tehran in connection with the announced killing. News of the abduction also sparked a massive social media campaign by Iranian and international activists known as "Free Iranian Soldiers," calling for the release of the five Iranian border guards. On October 25, 2013, the terrorist group also killed 14 Iranian border guards and wounded six others in a border region near the city of Saravan in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. Iran and Pakistan signed a security agreement in February 2013, under which both countries are required to cooperate in preventing and combating organized crime, fighting terrorism and countering activities that pose a threat to the national security of either country. Iran has repeatedly called on Pakistan to abide by the terms of the agreement. 1393 Ayatollah Khamenei Nowruz Message پیام نوروز آیت الله خامنه ای Iran Reza Pahlavi Message پیام شاهزاده رضا پهلوی نوروز ١٣٩٣‎ Nowruz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj7DDtK6Gzk Queen Farah Pahlavi Nowruz Message پیام شهبانو به مناسبت نوروز ۱۳۹۱ Iran http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zniRFqkUvNM President Obama Makes a Statement on Ukraine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciOkK71c5hE 1393 President Obama Happy Persian New Year Nowruz پیام سال نو ١٣٩٣ اوباما Iran http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53KDK59ROLY President Obama Happy Persian New Year Nowruz پیام سال نو اوباما Iran http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pilfBui77hY Happy New Year Amou Norouz تبریک سال نو

• published: 07 Apr 2014
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