Pakistani leader asks peace-loving countries to condemn US for blacklisting IRGC

Pakistan Peoples Party leader Farhatullah Babar has said that all democracies and peace-loving countries in the world must condemn US and they must ask the American government to review its decision against Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) of Iran.
“I personally think it is most unfortunate and not acceptable at a time when the United States has already unilaterally withdrawn from nuclear agreement,” he said, adding that US decision to declare Pasdaran (IRGC) a terrorist organisation is most unfortunate and would have far reaching serious implications.
In an interview, former PPP Senator said that for Pakistan particularly, it will have very far-reaching implications because Iran is our neighbor and we want to have strong brotherly relations and I think tensions will have an adverse impact on Pakistan.
‘This is a negative move which must be revised,’ he stated.
Farhatullah Babar said when Iran in retaliation puts US CENTCOM on the list of terrorist organizations many people know why Iran has done this. He said Iran has been victimized and Iran had to retaliate.
He said that US move against the IRGC would be seen as yet another deliberate effort and it would ratchet upconfrontation in the region.
The IRGC is a major part of Iran’s official Armed Forces, and the move sparked fierce reactions by Iranian officials.
Farhatullah Babar noted it is for the first time that an official organ of a state, in this case Iran, has been declared terrorist organization. ‘Until now the non-state actors used to be declared as terror organizations.’
It will not help the cause of peace but only promote tension in the region. “Instead of throwing light on the issues, it will generate heat and that is what we cannot afford,” he said.