ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has established a crisis management unit to assist its nationals during violent protests in Iran, the Pakistani embassy said late Friday, after Iranians took to the streets in fresh protests.
Protests have taken place across Iran for 13 days in a movement sparked by anger over the rising cost of living that is now marked by calls for the end of the clerical system that has ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution which ousted the pro-Western shah.
Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights, raising a previous toll of 45 issued the day earlier, said at least 51 protesters, including nine children, have been killed by security forces and hundreds more injured.
“The Embassy of Pakistan, Tehran has established a crisis management unit to facilitate its citizens,” the embassy said on X, sharing contact numbers for round-the-clock assistance.
It said Pakistani citizens in Iran could reach out to the following officials for any help needed during the protests: Farhan Ali at 00989107648298; Faizan at 00989906824496; and Kashif Ali at 00989938983309.
