Gunmen abducted an Iranian diplomat in Peshawar on Thursday, a day after a U.S. aid worker was shot dead in the city on the front line of an
Islamist insurgency sweeping northwest Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan.
Suspicion for the kidnapping will inevitably fall on the Taliban and affiliated Sunni Muslim militant groups such as al Qaeda, who hate Shi'ite
Muslims and predominantly Shi'ite Iran almost as much as they hate the West.
Criminal gangs using religion as a cover are also active in the area.
Peshawar is the last city on the road to the Khyber Pass, the main land route to Afghanistan. Militants seized 13 trucks laden with supplies for
Western forces on the road on Monday.
Pakistan is slowly tumbling into Chaos
- U.S. aid worker Steve Vance and his driver were killed outside the home where Vance lived with his wife and five children in Peshawar on Wednesday.
- In late August, three members of the U.S. consulate in Peshawar escaped unhurt after gunmen ambushed their vehicle.
Irans response:
"Islamabad is responsible for the safety of Iranian diplomats".
I wonder if Pakistan will allow Iranian investigators into the area to help locate their missing diplomat..
Good for spying on the Americans and Pakistans nuclear aresenal, wouldnt you say?
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