The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reports that 13,044 people entered Pakistan from Iran over six weeks during the recent US-Israeli military conflict with Iran, crossing mainly through the Taftan-Mirjaveh and Gabd-Kumb-Rimdan border posts in Pakistan's western Balochistan province. The early weeks saw a surge of Pakistani nationals — largely students and tourists — returning home, while Iranian entrants increased later for reasons that remain unclear, though authorities confirmed all held valid travel documents. A ceasefire announcement between the United States and Iran has since prompted a modest reversal of movement, with more people heading back into Iran; the IOM also recorded 170,153 crossings from Iran into neighbouring Afghanistan during the same period.