Ambassador Tipu talks about the lack of buses and the difficulties of organizing departures; launches a special appeal to the Pakistanis of Qom
A woman walks on the street following an Israeli and US strike on the Gandhi Hotel hospital, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to Iran, Muhammad Mudassir Tipu, on Monday appealed to Pakistani nationals in the country to immediately register with the embassy for repatriation, warning that it has become increasingly difficult to provide transportation amid the ongoing conflict in the region.
In a post on X, the ambassador said the embassy was facing increasing logistical hurdles in organizing departures. “It is becoming very difficult to find buses due to the continuing difficulties here,” he wrote. Calling on nationals who wish to return, Tipu asked them to immediately register with the embassy so that their departure can be planned without further delay.
Finding the buses is becoming very difficult due to the ongoing challenges here, not to mention a whole host of other considerations. Therefore, those of our nationals who wish to travel to Pakistan, with our cooperation, are kindly requested to register with the embassy immediately so that we can…
– Ambassador Mudassir (@AmbMudassir) March 8, 2026
“I particularly call on our nationals in Qom to cooperate with us for their immediate repatriation,” the ambassador wrote.
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This call comes amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, as the United States and Israel continue their strikes against Iran and the Islamic Republic attacks American military bases in the region. On February 28, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a high-level review meeting regarding the overall security situation in the country following the attacks. He then directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take all necessary measures to ensure safe repatriation of Pakistanis stranded in Iran.
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Many Pakistanis, including students, pilgrims, tourists and traders, have returned home from Iran through the Taftan and Gwadar border posts in Balochistan, while Pakistani missions in Saudi Arabia have launched 24-hour helplines and deployed teams at major airports to help travelers as the conflict continues to spread to the Gulf region.
Iran continued to fire missiles at Israel early Monday, in the name of the Islamic Republic’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who was chosen to succeed her murdered father despite threats from the United States and Israel to target him next.
