Bodies of nine Pakistanis killed in Iran being airlifted to Multan today

Praying for the departed souls, the spokesperson said, “Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones.”

By APP
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Published February 01, 2024
Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch briefing the press in Islamabad on May 18, 2023. — Screengrab/Ministry of Foreign Affairs Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The bodies of nine Pakistani nationals, who were killed in a terrorist attack in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province on January 27, are being airlifted to Pakistan today (Thursday).

“The mortal remains of nine Pakistani nationals, who were killed in a terrorist attack in Sistan, Baluchestan province of Iran on 27 January, are being airlifted today from Taftan border to Multan,” the Foreign Office spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday.

Praying for the departed souls, the spokesperson said, “Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones.”

Following the incident, Pakistan had strongly condemned the killings of its nationals in Iran terming it, “horrifying and despicable.” Pakistan had also reiterated its firm resolve to fight terrorism and was taking all necessary measures in this regard.

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