Iranian border guards trespassed three kilometres inside Pakistani territory and shot dead a Pakistani citizen while injuring another in the Prom tehsil of Panjgur district in Balochistan on Friday.
“Iranian border guards have killed a man, identified as Abdul Wahid Dost Mohammed, while his brother Sidaq Dost Mohammed is reportedly injured,” an official of Balochistan Levies told The Express Tribune. The incident took place in Naukor near Gazbazdan area in Tehsil Prom, an area three kilometres inside Pakistan from Iran. Prom is a remote town in Panjgur which shares a border with Iran.
The victims were said to be residents of the border area. “Iranian border guards often violate the Pakistani border. Such instances have increased during the past few months,” a senior official said on the condition of anonymity.
The body and the injured were shifted to District Headquarters Hospital Panjgur where the injured is said to be in critical condition. “The victims were labourers and said to be residents of the Prom tehsil,” hospital sources have said.
Earlier, Iran, on many counts, has threatened to send forces into Pakistani territories. The recent was to free five border guards believed to have been kidnapped by militants.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 17th, 2014.
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Pakistan going to attack from all sides India , Afghanistan and Iran no border going to be safe. Everyone had enough with pakistan double game.
@Ilyas: Anyone who threatens to use nuclear weapons needs to see a psychiatrist immediately.
Afghanistan, Iran and India have the same problem - PAKISTAN!
That is sad incident if it's really the case, though it maybe an sponsored event to derail good Pakistan Iran relation after recent visit of PM of Pakistan to Iran.The person should be compensated and injured should be given best treatment possible and bring this issue with Iranian government to stop further such incidents.
So everyone on ET declared the man killed extra judicially as drug smuggler? It will take some time for Pakistanis to realize that Iran is troublesome neighbor and why rest of the world avoids it.
To my Iranian brothers and sisters, world powers and corrupt politicians (not to mention a few of the world's best-funded intelligence agencies) are trying their best to drive schisms between us --- not just Iran vs. Pakistan but Shia vs Sunni, etc. We should not fall for this trap. Together, let us defeat terrorism, whether it's TTP or Jundullah. There is so much we can achieve if we work together. PAK-IRAN ZINDABAD!
@Abdul Your American copied drones are no match for our nuclear weapons. Be careful about what you wish for.
@Abdul: Nice try my Indian friend. Haaaha
@abdul:
Zindabad Iran zamin.
where were our security forces?
Others have Zero tolerance. But the PMLN government has infinite tolerance, and immense love for the terrorists.
Thank God there is an army which knows how to deal with non state actors and terrorists. Hopefully Afghanistan would also form a stable govt and all the terrorists would be limited to Pakistan and can be taken out by drones.
Well unlike Pakistan, other countries like Iran respect their countries law and order situation and want to ensure no militants from other countries get any ideas. Also Pakistan's friend Saudi Arabia wants to ensure that the servant-master relationship is maintained and does not want the ties with Iran and Pakistan to improve positively for these two countries who are neighbours. It was good Nawaz Sharif visited to give lip service as really Pakistani leadership, which is possibly rigged anyway have many agencies within and outside the country to satisfy.
we are fed up of drugs and weapons coming into our land from Pakistan. We have put up with Pakistan enough. Pakistan might have to put up with Iran drones in future if they support drug and terrorist activities against Iran in order to earn money to buy weapons. Pakistan's PM looks just as useless as the previous leaders who just promised action, but couldn't control its army, which, did more harm to us in Iran and Shia Muslims living within Pakistan. When and how will Pakistan learn. Its the people of Pakistan who are sufferers of hate due to this useless and insensitive government of Pakistan