Pakistani pilgrims bus accident in Iran, death toll rises to 35

The death toll in an accident involving a bus of Pakistani pilgrims in Iran has increased to 35, while several people have also been injured.

The Foreign Office has expressed its condolences to the families of the victims of the accident that befell pilgrims in Iran.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the spokesperson of the Foreign Office said that ‘on the instructions of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister, the responsibility of the Consulate of Pakistan in Zahedan has been assigned to reach the accident site and find out the ground situation.’

According to the statement, “They will also coordinate with the local authorities to provide medical aid to the injured and arrange for the repatriation of the dead bodies to Pakistan.”

According to the spokesman, most of the victims are residents of Sindh province.

The statement added: ‘The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has activated its Crisis Management Unit to assist in these efforts and to facilitate the repatriation of remains.’

According to him: “Pakistan’s ambassador in Tehran and our consular in Zahedan are in contact with the Iranian authorities in Tehran and Zahedan to facilitate the treatment of the injured.”

Pakistan’s Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has expressed regret over the loss of life of 35 Pakistani pilgrims in the ‘tragic bus accident’ in the city of Yazd, Iran.

In the statement issued on Wednesday, Mohsin Naqvi has said that ‘I am deeply saddened by the loss of precious human lives in the bus accident in Iran.’

The President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari also expressed regret over the loss of precious lives in the tragic accident of the bus of Pakistani pilgrims in Iran in a statement. The President instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to bring the dead to Pakistan and provide timely aid to the injured.

The news agency Reuters has said with reference to the Iranian traffic police that according to the preliminary investigation, the cause of the accident that occurred late on Tuesday was a technical fault in the brake system of the bus.

Director of Crisis Management of Yazd Province told Iran’s state TV that 11 women and 17 men were among those who died in the accident.

Consular services of Pakistan have also been invited to Yazd for further information regarding the accident.

According to Iran’s Mehr news agency, the traffic accident occurred at 9:54 PM and the number of passengers on the bus is estimated to be 53.

According to Reuters, the Pakistani pilgrims were on their way to Iraq via Iran, where they were supposed to participate in Arbaeen.

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According to the report of Mehr, the Iranian news agency, the public relations department of the Yazd Emergency Department has announced that the bus of Pakistani pilgrims overturned in front of the Dashir Taftan check point on Tuesday night and caught fire.

Tabatabai had further said that ‘rescue teams are removing the remaining injured and dead bodies from inside the bus.’

Yazd’s Khatam Al Anbia Abarkoh and Shahid Beheshti Taft and Shahid Rahmanoon Hospitals have been put on high alert to treat the injured.

Arbaeen Foundation, a charitable organization, reported the accident on its Facebook page and wrote that “there have been reports of a serious accident involving pilgrims’ vehicles near Yazd in Iran, many pilgrims have been martyred.”

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