Yasir traveled to Iran on a work visa and was killed in a missile attack on a tugboat in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.
An image of Yasir in Iran. PHOTO: EXPRESS
KARACHI:
The body of a young man from Karachi who was martyred in an Israeli missile attack on Iran is yet to be returned to Pakistan.
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.
Iranian authorities will hand over Yasir’s body to Pakistan. His two brothers and other relatives are at the Taftan border to receive the body.
talking to Express PAkGazetteYasir’s brother, Wajid, said the body is expected to be delivered tonight or Tuesday morning. According to him, the Balochistan government will receive the body from the Iranian authorities and then hand it over to the family.
Yasir was a tugboat operator. PHOTO: EXPRESS
A representative of the Edhi Foundation, volunteer Saad Edhi, said all preparations have been completed to receive the body and transport it to Karachi. A camp has also been set up at the Taftan border to facilitate the family’s stay.
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According to the family, Yasir, 26, had traveled to Iran six months ago in search of work, working on a tugboat in charge of assisting ships in docking operations near the port. His last contact with his family was during Eid during a video call.
The family said they were informed of the incident by one of Yasir’s colleagues, who reported that their boat had been attacked. The shipping company later confirmed his death. Yasir, a resident of Younusabad in Mauripur, Karachi, was survived by his wife and a son.
Another Pakistani death occurred on March 7 when a fisherman from Gwadar lost his life after debris from an Israeli missile, intercepted by Iranian air defense systems, hit his boat in Iranian waters.
On March 6, falling debris in Abu Dhabi injured six Pakistani and Nepalese nationals due to an intercepted drone and broader missile activity over the United Arab Emirates.
