Gunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after tit-for-tat strikes


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  • Sunday, 28 Jan 2024

FILE PHOTO: Iranian and Pakistani flags are seen in this illustration taken, January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

DUBAI (Reuters) -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.

"Deeply shocked by horrifying killing of 9 Pakistanis in Saravan. Embassy will extend full support to bereaved families," the Pakistani ambassador to Tehran, Muhammad Mudassir Tipu, said on the X platform. "We called upon Iran to extend full cooperation in the matter."

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