{"id":54624,"date":"2024-01-31T13:29:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T13:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/bodies-of-9-pakistanis-killed-in-iran-to-reach-multan-today-fo-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-31T13:29:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T13:29:06","slug":"bodies-of-9-pakistanis-killed-in-iran-to-reach-multan-today-fo-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/bodies-of-9-pakistanis-killed-in-iran-to-reach-multan-today-fo-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodies of 9 Pakistanis killed in Iran to reach Multan today: FO | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Foreign Office (FO) stated on Wednesday that the bodies of nine Pakistanis gunned down in the Sistan-Baluchestan province of Iran last week will be airlifted to Multan for burial today.<\/p>\n

FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that the mortal remains of the Pakistani nationals will be airlifted from the Taftan border.<\/p>\n

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The mortal remains of nine Pakistani nationals, who were killed in a terrorist attack in Sistan o Baluchestan Province of Iran on 27 January 2024, are being airlifted today from Taftan border to Multan. May Allah grant them the highest abodes in heaven. Our thoughts and prayers\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Spokesperson \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) January 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cMay Allah grant them the highest abodes in heaven. Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones,\u201d she prayed.<\/p>\n

Following the gun attack in Iran, families of the victims protested in front of the assistant commissioner\u2019s office in Alipur and demanded the government ensure the return of the remains of their loved ones for burial in their native towns.<\/p>\n

Read<\/strong>: Nine Pakistanis killed in Iran ambush<\/a><\/p>\n

Pakistan urged the Iranian authorities to initiate a comprehensive investigation into the incident, along with the culprits being held accountable for the killing of Pakistanis.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Mehr news agency\u00a0reported that \u201caccording to witnesses, unknown armed men killed nine non-Iranians in a house in the Sirkan neighbourhood of Saravan city\u201d.<\/p>\n

The media further reported that no entity had yet claimed responsibility for the attack, adding that the deceased hailed from Punjab, specifically originating from Multan, Bahawalpur, and Muzaffargarh districts.<\/p>\n

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