<p> A Pakistani government official says Iranian security forces have killed six Pakistani traders taking goats into Iran.<br /><br />Abdur Rehman said the incident happened Thursday on the Iranian side of the border near the Pakistani town of Gwadar.Iranian authorities were not immediately available for comment.<br /><br />Rehman said Iranian authorities were not releasing the bodies.Earlier this month, Iranian security personnel allegedly crossed into southwest Pakistan and killed one man.<br /><br />There is occasional violence along the poorly marked border, where smuggling, banditry and terrorism are rife.<br /><br />The incidents do not appear to have affected Islamabad's relations with Tehran, which are based on larger regional interests.</p>
<p> A Pakistani government official says Iranian security forces have killed six Pakistani traders taking goats into Iran.<br /><br />Abdur Rehman said the incident happened Thursday on the Iranian side of the border near the Pakistani town of Gwadar.Iranian authorities were not immediately available for comment.<br /><br />Rehman said Iranian authorities were not releasing the bodies.Earlier this month, Iranian security personnel allegedly crossed into southwest Pakistan and killed one man.<br /><br />There is occasional violence along the poorly marked border, where smuggling, banditry and terrorism are rife.<br /><br />The incidents do not appear to have affected Islamabad's relations with Tehran, which are based on larger regional interests.</p>