Islamabad:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Thursday that two Pakistani nationals had been killed in the Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchistan, marking the second incident of this type involving Pakistani citizens in as many months.
In a statement, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shafqat Ali Khan, said that the Iranian authorities had confirmed the death of Mujahid and Mohammad Faheem.
He added that the Pakistan Embassy in Tehran and the Consulate in Zahedan were in active communication with Iranian officials and received the assistance and support.
“Efforts are made to repatriate the corpses as soon as the necessary administrative and legal requirements are met,” concluded the spokesperson.
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The reason behind the attack remains uncertain and the Iranian authorities have not yet published a detailed declaration on the surveys.
This is the second incident of this year involving the murder of Pakistani nationals in the region.
In April, eight Pakistani citizens were brutally murdered in the same province when unidentified attackers stormed an automotive workshop in Hazerabad, a village far from the district of Mehrestan and opened fire overnight.
The eight victims, from the Bahawalpur district in Punjab, were employed in the workshop where they carried out painting, polishing and repair of vehicles.
