SUKKUR: Relatives of the 28 pilgrims killed in accident in Iran demanded the transportation of the bodies.
Director General Foreign Affairs had on Thursday informed Commissioner Larkana and Sukkur that the prime minister of Pakistan provided a special plane to bring the bodies from Iran.He told to the commissioners that they had written a letter to government of Iran to ensure the legal formalities to hand over dead bodies to Pakistan.
He confirmed that 51 pilgrims, who were on board in an ill-fated bus which met accident with a coach, belonged to Larkana city in which 28 among the dead and 23 among the injured.Meanwhile the relatives of the Iran bus tragedy in Khairpur, Larkana, Kandyaro observing mourning, while the local citizens and politicians visited them to express condolences.