Pakistan retaliates with missile in Iran

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Pakistan retaliates with missile in Iran, killing nine people, after Iran carried out strikes in Pakistan late on Tuesday. Pakistan said its strikes had hit “terrorist hideouts” in Iran’s southeastern Sistan Balochistan province.

Iran condemned the attack, which it said killed three women, two men, and four children who were not Iranian. The country’s foreign ministry later said it was committed to good neighborly relations with Pakistan. However, it called on Islamabad to prevent the establishment of “bases and armed terrorist groups” on its soil.

After Pakistan retaliates with missile in Iran – leads to hostile relations

On Tuesday, Iran strikes missiles in Pakistan province of Balochistan on Sunni militant bases; the militant group has previously mounted attacks on Iranian security forces in the border area with Pakistan.

Iran strikes missiles and drones against Jaish al-Adl, a Sunni militant base operating in Pakistan, intensifying existing tensions in tensions in the Middle East. Pakistan labeled the assault, as two children were killed in the attack. The strikes add strain to the cautious diplomatic relationship between Iran and nuclear-armed Pakistan.

Islamabad warned that the incident could have “serious consequences” and was “completely unacceptable” in a statement released by Pakistan’s foreign office spokesperson in the early hours of Wednesday.

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry described its attack Thursday as “a series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes.”

The ministry said in a statement it had “credible intelligence of impending large scale terrorist activities” and pledged “unflinching resolve to protect and defend its national security against all threats.”

Pakistan’s military described using drones, rockets, and “standoff weapons,” which are missiles fired from aircraft at a distance — likely meaning Pakistan’s fighter jets didn’t enter Iranian airspace.

Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul-Haq-Kakar cut short his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to return home. Kakar is expected to meet Friday with the heads of Pakistan’s armed forces, its intelligence chief and other senior government officials.

Among the dead in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province were three women, four children and two men near the town of Saravan along the Pakistani border, according to Ali Reza Marhamati, a deputy governor of the province. He said the dead were not Iranian citizens.

The Baluch Liberation Army, an ethnic separatist group that has operated in the region since 2000, said in a statement the strikes “martyred innocent Baluch people.”

Pakistan retaliates with missile in Iran

Pakistan’s military said the strikes also hit targets associated with the Baluchistan Liberation Front, though that group did not acknowledge the claim.

HalVash, an advocacy group for the Baluch people, shared images online that appeared to show the remains of the munitions used in the attack. It said a number of homes had been struck in Saravan. It shared videos showing a mud-walled building destroyed and smoke rising from the strike.

Iran later summoned Pakistan’s charge d’affaires in the country. Pakistan already had withdrawn its ambassador over Tuesday’s attack.

Pakistan named its operation “Marg Bar Sarmachar,” which translates in Farsi to ‘’death to the guerrillas.’’

Pakistan’s Baluchistan province, as well as Iran’s neighboring Sistan and Baluchestan province, have faced a low-level insurgency by Baluch nationalists for more than two decades.

Iran and Pakistan have generally maintained friendly and cooperative relations, marked by diplomatic ties, economic cooperation, and shared regional interests.

Iran and Pakistan have embassies in each other’s capitals, and both countries are members of various regional and international organizations.

The two countries have engaged in economic cooperation, including trade and energy projects. They have worked on initiatives like the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, which aims to supply natural gas from Iran to Pakistan. Iran and Pakistan share common security concerns, particularly related to the stability of the border regions.

Both countries have cooperated on border management and counter-terrorism efforts.

Iran and Pakistan share historical and cultural ties, and people-to-people interactions have contributed to the strong cultural connection between the two nations.

After Pakistan retaliates with missile in Iran, now what would Iran do? Everybody is speculating the chances of war.

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