Islamabad is on "extreme" alert after Pakistan launched a tit-for-tat attack against Iran. Last updated
Islamabad on 'extreme' alert after Pakistan attacks separatists in Iran on Thursday; A counteroffensive came two days after Tehran announced its withdrawal against other tribal groups in Pakistan.
According to Reuters, a senior security source from Pakistan said that due to the tension between neighboring countries, any "unfortunate" behavior by Iran will be responded to with force. Pakistan's foreign ministry said it carried out air strikes targeting Baloch separatist militants in Iran. According to Iran's official IRNA news agency, Pakistan's foreign ministry said that at least nine people, most of them women and children, were killed in the air strike in Sistan-Balochistan province.
After Iran and Pakistan launched air strikes on each other's targets, the United Nations and the USA asked everyone to exercise moderation. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the two governments to "authorize the strictest action possible".
Militancy between the heavily armed neighbors has further escalated the violence in Israel's war with Hamas.
Pakistan's retaliation came just days before the elections on 8 February. Shuja Nawaz, distinguished fellow and director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center, said the government's view that Pakistan is united to hold elections is weak. The best way to solve these difficult problems is to let the army move to the second level again. scene.
The attack in Pakistan comes after Iran attacked a target it called "terrorists" in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least two children.
Iran and nuclear-armed Pakistan frequently accuse each other of allowing military operations on each other's territory. But cross-border operations by government forces are rare.
White House Homeland Security Secretary John Kirby said that the United States is monitoring the situation "very closely" and is meeting with Pakistani officials.
India issued a response stating that this was an issue between Iran and Pakistan. India's Ministry of External Affairs said India has received a firm complaint against terrorism and understands self-defence from various countries.
China has offered to mediate between its two neighbors, both of which are close trading partners of Beijing.
Pakistan's foreign ministry described Thursday's attack as "a well-coordinated and targeted military strike against terrorist hideouts in Sistan-Baluchistan." 4,444 Iranian media published images showing the collapse of buildings, including a video showing people gathering around the cave.
Foreign Minister Nasser Kanani stated that Iran condemned the decision and called on the Pakistani minister to "protest and demand an explanation from the Pakistani government."
jihadist group Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice) has launched several deadly attacks on Iranian security forces in recent months, and Tehran has long demanded that the group operate radically, starting from the border.
Pakistan extradites its ambassador in Tehran and bans Iranian ambassador from returning to Islamabad.
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