{"id":3937,"date":"2025-04-15T18:04:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3937"},"modified":"2025-04-15T18:04:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:04:38","slug":"muhammad-ali-durrani-demands-justice-compensation-for-pakistani-labourers-killed-in-iran-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3937","title":{"rendered":"Muhammad Ali Durrani demands justice, compensation for Pakistani labourers killed in Iran attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Senior politician and former federal minister Muhammad Ali Durrani, along with his wife, visited the homes of labourers from Bahawalpur who were martyred in the recent terrorist attack in Iran\u2019s Sistan province.<\/p>\n<p>Durrani met with the grieving families of Khalid Shaheed in Mehrab Wala and Jamshed Shaheed in Chakki Mor, offering condolences and prayers for the departed souls.<\/p>\n<p>Calling for strong government support, Durrani urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to grant Rs100 million in compensation to each victim\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo amount can compensate for a human life, but it is the government\u2019s responsibility to support the poorest families of the poorest region,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He also demanded that the martyred workers be provided with housing, noting that they had gone abroad to improve their families\u2019 living conditions. Additionally, he called on the government to take full responsibility for the education and welfare of the victims\u2019 children.<\/p>\n<p>Emphasising the urgency of the matter, the former minister stressed the need for the prompt repatriation of the workers\u2019 bodies.<\/p>\n<p>He announced plans to meet with the Iranian ambassador to convey the families\u2019 appeals and urged the Iranian government to announce an aid package for the victims. \u201cThese labourers were martyred on Iranian soil\u2014their protection was Iran\u2019s responsibility,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Durrani strongly condemned the terrorists behind the attack and demanded their immediate arrest and strict punishment.<\/p>\n<p>He also called for enhanced security measures for Pakistani labourers in Iran, stating, \u201cThese workers are the backbone of our economy. Targeting poverty-stricken labourers is an unforgivable crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded by insisting that the perpetrators of the attack must be held accountable, declaring, \u201cThose responsible for this tragedy must face justice.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior politician and former federal minister Muhammad Ali Durrani, along with his wife, visited the homes of labourers from Bahawalpur who were martyred in the recent terrorist attack in Iran\u2019s Sistan province. Durrani met with the grieving families of Khalid Shaheed in Mehrab Wala and Jamshed Shaheed in Chakki Mor, offering condolences and prayers for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3937\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}