ISLAMABAD, Jun 13 (APP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday activated its Crisis Management Unit to ensure the safety and security of Pakistani nationals and pilgrims in Iran, after Israel carried out military strikes in Tehran and other Iranian cities.
“In order to ensure safety & security of our nationals/Zaireens in Iran, we have activated a 24/7 Crisis Management Unit (CMU) at Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar wrote on X, who earlier condemned the strikes which he said had shaken the foundations of international law as well as the conscience of humanity.
DPM Dar said that the Pakistan Embassy in Tehran had also been directed to provide all facilitation to community members and Zaireens. The Embassy’s hotline number is: (0098)-2166941388, he added.
According to Iran’s state-run news agency IRAN, Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri, Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami, and other military and civilian figures have been assassinated in separate Israeli strikes in Tehran.
Commander of Khatam al-Anbia Headquarters Major General Gholamali Rashid was also assassinated in the Israeli strikes.
Mohammad-Mehdi Tehranchi, a nuclear scientist and president of the Islamic Azad University, and Fereydoun Abbasi, also a nuclear scientist and former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran were also killed in separate strikes.
