{"id":14748,"date":"2024-01-28T12:54:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T12:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/28\/gunmen-kill-nine-pakistani-workers-in-iranian-border-region-days-after-military-strikes\/"},"modified":"2024-01-28T12:54:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T12:54:36","slug":"gunmen-kill-nine-pakistani-workers-in-iranian-border-region-days-after-military-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/28\/gunmen-kill-nine-pakistani-workers-in-iranian-border-region-days-after-military-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen kill nine Pakistani workers in Iranian border region days after military strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers in the restive southeastern border region of Iran, Pakistani officials say, just over a week after Iran and Pakistan carried out military strikes on each other\u2019s territory.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      No group or individuals have taken responsibility for the attack, in the city of Saravan, according to Iran\u2019s semi-official Mehr News Agency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Pakistan\u2019s Ambassador to Iran confirmed the incident in a post on social media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cDeeply shocked by horrifying killing of 9 Pakistanis in Saravan,\u201d said Muhammad Mudassir Tipi. \u201cEmbassy will extend full support to bereaved families.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cWe called upon [Iran] to extend full cooperation in the matter,\u201d he added.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack, calling it \u201ca horrifying and despicable incident.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cWe are in touch with Iranian authorities and have underscored the need to immediately investigate the incident and hold to account those involved in this heinous crime,\u201d\u00a0Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said in a statement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cSuch cowardly attacks cannot deter Pakistan from its determination to fight terrorism.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Iran\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs \u201cstrongly condemned\u201d the\u00a0shooting\u00a0attack, spokesman Nasser Kanani wrote in a Telegram post on Saturday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Investigations are being carried out by relevant\u00a0Iranian authorities, Kanani wrote, adding that\u00a0Iran\u00a0and Pakistan \u201cwill not allow the enemies to harm the fraternal relations of the two countries.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      No group or individual has taken responsibility for the\u00a0attack, according to\u00a0Iran\u2019s semi-official Mehr News Agency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Last week, Pakistan and Iran carried out tit-for-tat strikes on militants on each other\u2019s soil in a major escalation of tension between the two sides.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The two countries share a volatile border, stretching about 900 kilometers (560 miles), with Pakistan\u2019s Balochistan province on one side and Iran\u2019s Sistan and Baluchestan\u00a0province on the other.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Both nations have long fought militants in the restive Baloch region along the border.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Since the attacks the two side have made efforts to de-escalate with the foreign ministers from each country holding a call, in which Pakistan emphasised their \u201cthe close brotherly relations\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers in the restive southeastern border region of Iran, Pakistani officials say, just over a week after Iran and Pakistan carried out military strikes on each other\u2019s territory. 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