Nine Pakistani laborers were mercilessly shot dead in Sarawan area of Sistan province, Iran. The victims, who had gone to Iran for work, belong to Alipur and Lodhran areas of Muzaffargarh district of Punjab.
Azhar Hussain, Mohammad Asif, Ghulam Shabbir and Sohail are among the dead, while five injured belong to Alipur, Khairpur Sadat, Tabi Arain and Fatehpur Road areas.
Two brothers of Alipur have also become victims of terrorism in Iran, one brother was martyred and the other was injured in the incident.
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The families of all the five victims are grief stricken who protested outside the Assistant Commissioner’s office to bring the dead back home and demanded that the bodies be brought home soon.
The relatives said that these people used to work hard in the Iranian area for eight or ten years.
Pakistan has strongly condemned this incident, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, says that Pakistan is in contact with the Iranian authorities, immediate investigation and those involved in the heinous crime should be held accountable, such cowardly attacks should be considered terrorism by Pakistan. Can’t stop with determination to fight.
According to the Pakistani ambassador to Iran, Mudassar Tipu, the embassy will provide full support to the bereaved families.
He said that the responsibility of security rests with the government of Iran, the terrorists of the outlawed BLA and the outlawed BLF are behind this terrorism.