Border with Iran was never closed, says Pakistan minister

Quetta, Pakistan: Pakistani officials close to the border say Iran has partially closed a border crossing following a deadly mosque bombing in southeastern Iran last week.

However Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says the border with Iran "was never closed". Five Iranian trucks carrying aid for refugees crossed over into Pakistan on Monday, the minister said.

Qamar Masood, a senior official in Pakistan's Baluchistan province, said the crossing at Taftan had been closed for trading but that foot traffic was still being allowed.

Shahbaz Ahmad, an official with the Pakistani border security force at Taftan, told AP the border had been closed for the past three days.

A blast at a mosque in Zahedan, 1,600 kilometres southeast of Tehran last Thursday killed 25 people.