Islamabad urges Tehran’s cooperation over killing of 8 Pakistani nationals in Iran

 Islamabad has sought Tehran’s “full cooperation” over the killing of eight Pakistani nationals in restive southeastern Iran, officials said on Monday.

The Pakistani foreign ministry said in a statement the killing happened Saturday in Mehrestan County in Sistan and Baluchistan



province, about 230 kilometers (142 miles) from the Pakistan-Iran border, urging a thorough investigation.

Pakistan’s Ambassador to Iran, Muhammad Mudassir, wrote on X that the eight were labourers and that Islamabad and Tehran were working on facilitating the repatriation of the bodies.