In Iran border, nine Pakistanis are killed after normalization of ties

In Iran border, nine Pakistanis are killed after normalization of ties. In an attack near the Pakistani border in Iran just days after diplomatic relations returned to normal, nine Pakistanis were killed and three injured.

There have been nine deaths among foreigners in an armed attack near the Pakistani border in Iran’s southeastern region, according to Iranian media reports. The attack has not been claimed by any group, according to the report.

In addition to these two victims, five others, including two brothers from Tehsil Alipur of Punjab’s District Muzaffargarh, have also been identified as labourers from the Lodhran area of Pakistan.

A workshop in Iran provided auto repair services for the two.

During this time, Alipur’s families contacted the assistant commissioner of the tehsil and demanded compensation for the remains of their relatives.

That one of the victims’ friends said the incident occurred around 2:30 in the morning on Saturday. A shooting resulted in three injuries, he said.

After Iran’s surprise attack in Pakistan targeting a militant group, the incident jolted bilateral relations between the neighbouring countries.

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The caretaker foreign minister expressed regret over the attack on Pakistani citizens in Iran, calling it an attempt to tarnish Pak-Iran relations.

As well as expressing condolences to the families of the victims, he urged the Iranian government to take action against those responsible for the attack.

Earlier, in a post on microblogging site X, formerly known as Twitter, Pakistani Ambassador to Iran Muhammad Muddasir Tipu confirmed the shooting of nine Pakistanis.

Saravan is a city in the Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders Balochistan to the south. The incident, according to the envoy, took place in Saravan.

Embassies will extend full support to bereaved families in the wake of the killings of 9 Pakistani citizens in Saravan. It is deeply shocking that this has been allowed to happen.

A hospital where the “injured” were being treated was also visited by an official, he said in the tweet.

Additionally, the envoy stated that Pakistani authorities have encouraged Iran to cooperate fully in the investigation.

Despicable and horrifying

Accordingly, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch issued a statement condemning the “horrifying and despicable incident” that has been reported in the media regarding the killing of Pakistani nationals in Iran.

According to her, the FO was in contact with Iranian authorities, which underscores the need for an immediate investigation into this incident and the holding accountable of those who were involved in this heinous crime.

In addition, the embassy has promised to do its utmost to repatriate the bodies at the earliest possible time.

Despite such cowardly attacks, Pakistan will remain determined in its fight against terrorism and will not let them deter it,” she said.

It has been reported that the Pakistani and Iranian diplomats have returned to their respective capitals late on Friday evening, just in time to begin their duties in Tehran and Islamabad.

In response to the “unprovoked” cross-border attack from Iranian, the neighbouring countries halted diplomatic ties, recalling their envoys, as a result of Pakistan’s “precision military strikes” against terrorist hideouts in Sistan-Baluchestan in response to Iran’s attack.

As Amb Mudassir returned to Tehran for a second visit, he pledged that Pakistan would strengthen its relations with Iran.

In spite of the clashes that take place along the border between Sistan-Baluchestan and Balochistan, though, Pakistan and Iran share a lot of brotherly ties, apart from the fact that separatist-militant groups operate against the security forces in that area.

In spite of this, the Iranian attack on Pakistan drew an immediate military response, raising concerns of greater regional instability in the wake of the war between Israel and Hamas, which has already strained the region. 

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