Baloch militants kill 8 Pakistan workers in Iran

Eight workers from Pakistan’s Punjab province were killed by Baloch militants in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province in an incident of target killing, according to a media report on Sunday.

The tragic incident took place in a village in Meharistan district on Saturday, the Dawn newspaper reported.

The Iranian authorities confirmed the killing of the Pakistani nationals, saying that the victims hailed from Bahawalpur and worked at a car repair shop.

All the eight Pakistanis who were killed belong to Bahawalpur city of southern Punjab, the Iranian officials said, adding that they were staying at the workshop where they used to dent, polish, paint and repair cars.

A spokesman for the banned Balochistan National Army (BNA) in a statement issued to the media claimed responsibility for the killing of eight Pakistanis. In January of last year, armed men killed nine Pakistanis in Saravan city.