Pakistan on Sunday detained three Iranian border guards after they allegedly crossed the border and shot at a car, killing a Pakistani national, local officials said. The Iranians reached Mazan Sar Mashkail, in Washuk district, three kilometres (1.8miles) inside Pakistan where they opened fire on a vehicle they were chasing, according to officials in Balochistan.
"All three personnel of Iranian border security force were taken into custody for their penetration inside Pakistan and killing a Pakistani national on our soil", Saeed Ahmad Jamali, Deputy Commissioner of Washuk district told AFP. A Pakistani national was killed and his brother was wounded by gunshots in the incident, he added.
Iranian embassy officials in Islamabad were unavailable for comment late Sunday.
Officials said the Iranian guards were trying to take both Pakistani nationals back into Iran. "Both Pakistanis were injured and one later died. Pakistani troops at the border surrounded the Iranians and have taken them into custody", Jamali added.