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In pictures: Pakistani nationals from Iran arrive via Taftan

News Desk Published March 5, 2026
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Pakistani and Afghan citizens have started repatriation on foot, as hundreds of citizens can be seen crossing the Iranian border at Balochistan’s Taftan and Herat’s Islam Qila in the wake of US-Israeli strikes in Iran.

Pakistani nationals with their belongings walk across the Pakistan-Iran border at Taftan in Balochistan province on March 5, 2026, upon their arrival from Iran amid the Middle East war. — AFP
Pakistani nationals with their belongings walk across the Pakistan-Iran border at Taftan in Balochistan province on March 5, 2026, upon their arrival from Iran amid the Middle East war. — AFP
Pakistani nationals with their belongings walk across the Pakistan-Iran border at Taftan in Balochistan province on March 5, 2026, upon their arrival from Iran amid the Middle East war. — AFP
Pakistani nationals with their belongings walk across the Pakistan-Iran border at Taftan in Balochistan province on March 5, 2026, upon their arrival from Iran amid the Middle East war. — AFP
Pakistani nationals load their belongings onto a vehicle at the Pakistan-Iran border in Taftan, Balochistan province on March 5, 2026 upon their arrival from Iran amid the Middle East war. — AFP
Pakistani nationals load their belongings onto a vehicle at the Pakistan-Iran border in Taftan, Balochistan province on March 5, 2026 upon their arrival from Iran amid the Middle East war. — AFP
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