The Foreign Office on Thursday confirmed that two Pakistani nationals were killed in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province, marking the second such incident involving Pakistani citizens in as many months.
In a statement, Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said that the Iranian authorities had confirmed the deaths of Mujahid and Mohammad Faheem.
He added that Pakistan’s Embassy in Tehran and the Consulate in Zahedan were in active communication with Iranian officials and were receiving necessary assistance and support.
“Efforts are being made to repatriate the dead bodies as soon as necessary administrative and legal requirements are fulfilled,” the spokesperson concluded.
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The motive behind the attack remains unclear, and Iranian authorities have yet to issue a detailed statement on the investigations.
This is the second incident this year involving the killing of Pakistani nationals in the region.
In April, eight Pakistani citizens were brutally murdered in the same province when unidentified assailants stormed an automobile workshop in Hazerabad, a remote village in Mehrestan district, and opened fire during the night.
All eight victims, who hailed from Bahawalpur district in Punjab, were employed at the workshop where they carried out vehicle painting, polishing, and repair work.
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