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.”
Iranian state media said police were looking for the three gunmen who escaped after the shooting.
Could someone more informed tell me or point me in the right direction of why Pakistan and Iran are having border skirmishes?
Are there historical tensions there beyond the border? Is it more than a difference in religions?
It’s probably just the yanks destabilising the middle east again, don’t worry lol