Bodies of 9 Pakistanis to arrive from Iran
Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch speaks during the weekly briefing in Islamabad, November 02, 2023. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY
The Foreign Office (FO) announced on Wednesday that the bodies of nine Pakistanis gunned down in the Sistan-Baluchestan province of Iran last week will be airlifted to Multan for burial.
FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that the mortal remains of the Pakistani nationals will be airlifted from the Taftan border.
“May Allah grant them the highest abodes in heaven. Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones,” she prayed.
Following the gun attack in Iran, families of the victims protested in front of the assistant commissioner’s office in Alipur and demanded that the government ensure the return of the remains of their loved ones for burial in their native towns.
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Pakistan urged the Iranian authorities to initiate a comprehensive investigation into the incident and hold those responsible for the killing of Pakistanis accountable.
Iran’s Mehr news agency reported that “according to witnesses, unknown armed men killed nine non-Iranians in a house in the Sirkan neighbourhood of Saravan city”.
The media further reported that no entity had yet claimed responsibility for the attack, adding that the deceased hailed from Punjab, specifically originating from Multan, Bahawalpur, and Muzaffargarh districts.