Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged Iranian authorities on Sunday to arrest the killers of eight workers who were gunned down in Sistan-Baluchestan province.
“The Iranian government should immediately arrest the culprits, ensure they receive exemplary punishment, and bring the reasons behind this brutal act before the public,” the prime minister said in statement issued by his office.
Sharif called on authorities to make arrangement for the return of the dead bodies to their families. The Iranian embassy in Pakistan said it “strongly condemns the inhumane and cowardly armed incident against 8 Pakistani nationals in Iran’s Sistan and Balouchestan province.” On Saturday, unknown armed men broke into the workshop where Pakistani workers were sleeping, tied them and opened indiscriminate fire. (DPA)
