An image of Yasir in Iran. PHOTO: EXPRESS
KARACHI:
The body of Pakistani national Yasir Khan, who was martyred in an Israeli and US attack on the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, was returned to Pakistan on Tuesday.
Along with Yasir’s body, three injured youths from Karachi also returned. They were wounded in the same attack in the Iranian port.
The father of one of the injured youths, Aswad Khan, identified as Jehanzaib Khan, said Express PAkGazette who were residents of Banaras. His son was seriously injured, while the other two young men suffered minor injuries. The other injured were said to be residents of Keamari.
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The injured were shifted to a hospital in Karachi, while Yasir’s body was transported to his residence in an Edhi ambulance.
Yasir’s body was handed over to Pakistani authorities at the Taftan border, after which he was handed over to his family. After the necessary documentation, the body was sent to Karachi.
Their relatives and the relatives of the injured had arrived at the Taftan border a day earlier. Representatives of the Balochistan government were also present with the families.
Yasir, a resident of Karachi’s Maripur area, had traveled to Iran six months ago on a work visa.
He was working on a tugboat in the port of Bandar Abbas in Iran when a missile targeted his ship, killing him.
