Martyred labourers laid to rest
Five out of nine labourers who were martyred in the Sistan-Baluchistan province of Iran were laid to rest in their native Alipur after collective funeral prayers were offered on Friday. .
The labourers were martyred in an attack on the night of January 26 near the Panjgur district of Pakistan.
The deceased included Ghulam Muhammad Jan, Muhammad Akmal, Muhammad Abu Bakr, son of Ghulam Yasin, Shehryar, Shabbir Ahmed, Muhammad Nadeem and Muhammad Shahzad.
Two of the victims were sibings, while another was their maternal uncle.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 3rd, 2024.