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Sunday, October 27, 2013
Two Pakistanis killed by Iranian firing in ChaghaiStaff Report
QUETTA: At least two Pakistani nationals were killed and three others wounded when Iranian security forces opened fire in the Chaghai district, bordering Iran, on Saturday. Chaghai administration sources said the incident took place in the buffer zone near the Washab area adjacent to the border. “Iranian security forces opened indiscriminate fire that resulted in the deaths of two Pakistani nationals while three others were wounded,” the sources claimed. They said the Iranian authorities had told Pakistani officials that the killed had entered their territory illegally and drugs were recovered from them. “The Pakistani authorities were given no evidence of recovery of narcotics,” the sources said. They said the deceased were identified as Muhammad Ibrahim and Muhammad Saleem and the injured were identified as Obaidullah, Shamsul Haq and Badaruddin. The deceased were said to be residents of the Washab area.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk