A Pakistani official says three Iranian border guards held here face
murder charges after fatally shooting a man inside Pakistan's territory
while chasing smugglers.
Deputy commissioner Saeed Jamali said on
Wednesday that the case against the three was registered at a police
station the day before. This means the Iranians will have to go on
trial, though no date for it has been set.
Iran has said the three
crossed the border unintentionally while chasing smugglers and has
asked Pakistan to release them quickly. The incident occurred Sunday in
Baluchistan province, a desolate, sparsely populated region where the
border is not clearly marked.
After the shooting, Pakistani border guards chased the Iranians back across the border and detained them. AP
