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Iranian forces gun down 3 Pakistani fishermen
2011-12-08
[Pak Daily Times] At least three Pak fishermen were killed and two others received injuries when Iranian forces opened fire on them over entering the Iranian waters in Pasaband area, about 35 kilometers off Jiwani, a coastal town in Balochistan.
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
The trailer was engaged in illegal fishing and all the victims belonged to Sindh province and had entered Balochistan from Bloody Karachi.

Talking to the Daily Times, Gwadar DPO Liaquat Baloch confirmed that Iranian forces bumped off three Pak fishermen while three others were maimed. "The trailer, named 'Al-Marian', entered Iranian territorial waters where the incident took place. The trailer is registered in Bloody Karachi," he said. According to police, there were two trailers, one of them beat feet when Iranian forces opened fire while the other was captured. "The dear departed and injured are in the custody of Iranian forces and they had not informed Pakistain formally," they said.

One of the dear departed was identified as Muhammad Shakeel, the son of the crew identified as Gulam Muhammad, who was also injured in the incident, while two others were not identified yet. One of the injured was identified as Abdul Haleem. Sources in Gwadar and Pasni said that at least five fishermen were killed and five others received injuries while 15 to 20 people were nabbed by Iranian forces. "All the people belonged to Bloody Karachi. They first entered Balochistan and later moved towards Iranian territorial water, where they ignored the warning of Iranian forces," fishermen in Pasni told this scribe via phone. DPO Gwadar said he was engaged in establishing contact with Iranian officials for handing over of the bodies and the injured. "Investigation is underway in this connection," he said.
Posted by:Fred

#2  The naval border between Balochistan and Iran is always tense, just like the land border, because the Balochis cross over to attack Iranians and beat feet back to Pak.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2011-12-08 13:26  

#1  I'd say the Iranians were a tad jumpy.
Posted by: Pappy   2011-12-08 12:57  

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