Pakistan said “two innocent children” were killed and three others injured in strikes by neighboring Iran in an “unprovoked violation of its airspace.”
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry issued a strongly worded statement confirming and condemning Tuesday's attack on Balochistan province – which, according to Iranian media reports (later retracted), was targeting a Sunni militant group.
“This violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty is completely unacceptable and could have serious consequences,” the Pakistani Foreign Ministry’s statement said.
She added: “Pakistan has always said that terrorism represents a common threat to all countries in the region and requires coordinated action.
He added, “Such unilateral actions are not consistent with good-neighborly relations and could seriously undermine bilateral trust.”
Media confusion about the bombing of the mosque
Two Pakistani security officials said the Iranian strikes damaged a mosque in the Panjjor district of Balochistan, about 30 miles inside Pakistan from the Iranian border.
IranThe Islamic Republic News Agency and state television said the attacks, which used missiles and drones, targeted bases linked to the Jaish al-Adl militant group.
However, confusion ensued as reports of the strikes quickly disappeared.
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Balochistan province – which lies along the border between the two countries – has been facing a low-level insurgency by Baloch nationalists for more than two decades.
Jaish al-Adl wants more rights and better living conditions for the Baloch ethnic minority.
Militants have claimed responsibility for the bombings and have kidnapped Iranian border police in the past.
The relationship between Iran and Pakistan has been tense for a long time, while diplomatic relations between them still exist.
However, the strikes that occurred on Tuesday were nuclear-armed Pakistan On the part of Iran, it threatens the continuation of relations between the two countries.
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The attacks follow events in Iraq and Syria
The strikes also represent a significant escalation in violence across the country The Middle East And beyond – already unstable The ongoing Israeli war on Hamas in Gaza.
The attack also comes on the heels of Iranian strikes on Iraq and Syria on Monday.
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Iranian missiles struck northern Iraq
Iran fired missiles at northern Syria, targeting ISIS – and at Iraq, at what it described as an Israeli “spy headquarters” near the US consulate complex in the city of Erbil.
Iraq described the attacks, which resulted in the deaths of a number of civilians, as a “flagrant violation” of its sovereignty and recalled its ambassador from Tehran.
