1st LD: Iranian diplomat killed in Pakistan: police PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Gunmen shot dead an Iranian diplomat in the Pakistani northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday, police and witnesses said. Syed Abul Hasan, spokesman for the Iranian consulate in Peshawar,the capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), was fired upon at Gulbarg area of the city, police said. Hasan was shifted to the hospital and doctors said he is in critical condition and died of wounds. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Witnesses said that two gunmen, riding motorcycle, fled after the attack. Police said that the gunmen opened fire at Hasan as he came out of his residence to go to the office. 