Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers in a restive southeastern border area of Iran on Saturday, Pakistan’s ambassador and Iranian state media said, amid efforts by the two countries to mend ties after tit-for-tat attacks. “We called upon Iran to extend full cooperation in the matter.”Iranian state media said police were looking for the three gunmen who escaped after the shooting. State media said no individuals or groups had claimed responsibility for the shootings in Saravan in Sistan-Baluchestan province. “It is a horrifying and despicable incident and we condemn it unequivocally,” Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani condemned the shootings.

Source: Economic Times January 28, 2024 16:48 UTC