KARACHI: Bodies of 28 pilgrims, who died in a traffic accident in Iran on their way to Iraq, were brought to the country via a special flight on Friday night.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has announced Rs5 million each as compensation for legal heirs of the deceased persons and Rs1m for injured victims of the Iran accident.
According to an official handout, the bodies of 28 pilgrims, who were killed earlier this week in a bus crash in Iran, and 15 of the 25 injured persons who were discharged from the hospitals, were repatriated to Pakistan.
Special C-130 aircraft brought the bodies at Shahbaz Airport in Jacobaabad.
Among the dead, 10 belonged to Larkana, three each hailed from Kamber-Shshdadkot and Karachi, six Kashmore, four Khairpur and one each from Dadu and Jamshoro.
Among the 25 wounded, eight belonged to Larkana, five Kamber-Shahdadkot, four Khairpur, three Dadu and one each from Naushahro Feroze, Shikarpur, Karachi, Sehwan and Jhal Magsi (Balochistan), he added.
Earlier, funeral prayers for the 28 pilgrims were offered at Yazd Airport before their remains were flown to home, according to APP.
The funeral was attended by a representative of the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatullah Naseri, Yazd Governor Mehran Fatemi, Deputy Governor Abdul Husseni, Pakistan Ambassador to Iran Mudassir Tipu, and embassy officers.