Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan is “pleased to facilitate the repatriation of 30 Iranian nationals”.

In a post on the social media platform X, he said that this number included “eight Iranian fishermen rescued at sea by the British vessel MMA Valour after their boat ran aground, and 22 Iranian crew members from the vessel Lenore/Davina, recently interdicted by US authorities”.

“Both groups are expected to transit through Karachi in the coming days,” he said.’

“We remain in close coordination with the Iranian, US and UK authorities to ensure the safe transit and early return of our Iranian brethren to their homeland. Pakistan remains committed to humanitarian cooperation and to extending every possible assistance to our Iranian brothers,” he said.