Mourners in southern Pakistan attend funerals for 28 Shiite pilgrims killed in a bus crash in Iran
Hundreds of mourners in southern Pakistan have attended the funerals of 28 Shiite pilgrims who were killed in a bus crash in Iran this week while heading to Iraq
By ASIM TANVEER
Published - Aug 24, 2024, 03:53 AM ET
Last Updated - Aug 24, 2024, 03:53 AM EDT
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of mourners in various parts of southern Pakistan attended funerals for 28 Shiite pilgrims who were killed in a bus crash in Iran this week while heading to Iraq, community leaders and officials said.
The victims of the crash were later buried in various graveyards in the Sindh province, local Shiite leader Jaafar Hussain said.
The funerals took place hours after a military aircraft brought home the bodies and the injured on orders from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. All the victims were from Sindh province, where the plane landed.
Authorities have not announced the cause of the crash near the city of Taft, some 500 kilometers (310 miles) southeast of the Iranian capital, Tehran.
