QUETTA
Pakistan Air Force C-130 aircraft flew 150 pilgrims, who returned from Iran to Quetta from DalbandinAirport.
Chagai Deputy Commissioner Saifullah Khetran said that seven coaches carrying about 300 pilgrims reached Taftan from Iran. “The 300 pilgrims including women and children, who returned from Iran were taken to DalbandinAirport from zero-point on Pak-Iran border in Taftan town and 150 out of the 300 pilgrims flew to Quetta by a C-130 aircraft,” he said.
The remaining 150 pilgrims were at Dalbandin awaiting the C-130 to take them to Quetta. Meanwhile, Tehsildar Nokundi Zafar Bangulzai said that another two coaches carrying pilgrims, who returned from Iran were stopped at Nokundi area of Chagai for their security and later, they were allowed to head towards DalbandinAirport. “FC personnel escorted the pilgrims’ coaches,” he said.
The district administration officials said that tight security arrangements were made on the routes leading towards DalbandinAirport. “The law enforcement personnel including the Frontier Corps and Levies Force were deployed to escort the pilgrims’ coaches,” they said.