{"id":534606,"date":"2026-03-04T09:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T04:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=534606"},"modified":"2026-03-04T09:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T04:30:39","slug":"pakistanis-at-remote-border-describe-scramble-to-leave-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pakistanis-at-remote-border-describe-scramble-to-leave-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistanis at remote border describe scramble to leave Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Balochistan: Pakistani nationals hauled suitcases across the border from neighbouring Iran, describing missiles being launched and travel chaos as they scrambled to leave the country after the US and Israel launched strikes over the weekend. AFP journalists saw a steady trickle of people passing through large metal gates at the remote border crossing between Iran\u2019s Mirjaveh and Taftan in Pakistan\u2019s Balochistan province. Monitoring Desk<br \/>\nPowerful explosions have rocked Iran\u2019s capital Tehran since Saturday, with embassies from countries around the world telling their citizens to leave.<br \/>\n\u201cAll our Pakistani brothers who were in Tehran and other cities had started to leave and were arriving at the terminal, which caused a lot of crowd pressure,\u201d 38-year-old trader Ameer Muhammad told AFP on Monday.<br \/>\n\u201cDue to the crowds, there were major transport problems.\u201d<br \/>\nThe isolated Taftan border lies around 500 kilometres (310 miles) from Quetta.<br \/>\nAFP journalists saw the Iranian flag flying at half-mast as soldiers stood guard.<br \/>\nMost people wheeled bulky luggage over the frontier\u2019s foot crossing, while freight lorries formed a long line.<br \/>\nIrshad Ahmed, a 49-year-old pilgrim, told AFP he was staying at a hostel in Tehran when he saw missiles being fired nearby.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Balochistan: Pakistani nationals hauled suitcases across the border from neighbouring Iran, describing missiles being launched and travel chaos as they scrambled to leave the country after the US and Israel launched strikes over the weekend. 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