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Pakistan warns of "Serious Consequences" after Iran attacks Balochi bases

Will the latest military tension between Pakistan and Iran lead to an all out war?

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DUBAI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Two bases of Baluchi militant group Jaish al Adl in Pakistan were targeted by missiles on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported, a day after Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards attacked targets in Iraq and Syria with missiles.
The militant group has previously mounted attacks on Iranian security forces in the border area with Pakistan.
"These bases were hit and destroyed by missiles and drones," Iranian state media reported, without elaborating.

Iran's Nournews, affiliated with the country's top security body, said the attacked bases were located in Pakistan's Balochistan province.
Jan Achakzai, information minister of Pakistan's Balochistan province, which borders Iran, declined to confirm or deny the attack. "Wait for the response of ISPR," he said, referring to the Pakistani military’s public relations wing.

The Pakistani military's public relations wing did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Shameful from Pakistan army and government.

These guys take so much of the budget but were caught napping literally.
 
Two innocent children killed as per Mofa Pakistan. Iran has biggest knack of killing innocents.
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The Iranians are running around spanking bombs on everyone. Either Mohammed Al Mahdi the promised Imam is born or they are ready for major escalations.

This is a scary situation. Pak Army stocks are at an all time low. They are ready to rig elections in a few weeks. The public hate them. If they don't respond then their image is shattered further. India could get emboldened and decide to launch strikes that are aimed at something other than trees if no response is given.

We are closer to WW3 than we have ever been now.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
The Iranians are running around spanking bombs on everyone. Either Mohammed Al Mahdi the promised Imam is born or they are ready for major escalations.

This is a scary situation. Pak Army stocks are at an all time low. They are ready to rig elections in a few weeks. The public hate them. If they don't respond then their image is shattered further. India could get emboldened and decide to launch strikes that are aimed at something other than trees if no response is given.

We are closer to WW3 than we have ever been now.
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India is not attacking anyone , we are more worried about investments and war will be bad for the economy, Modi already has good ratings.

As per Iran they attacked Terror bases in Pakistan, as per Pakistan two children died.
 
JaDed said:
India is not attacking anyone , we are more worried about investments and war will be bad for the economy, Modi already has good ratings.

As per Iran they attacked Terror bases in Pakistan, as per Pakistan two children died.
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I think they did attack bases. Don't believe Pak government. They got their asses handed to them and now are seeking pity.
 
We are already having issues at Afghan border and now this. I hope everything goes well in the upcoming general election.
 
Pakistan now need to understand that all three neighbour countries of pakistan have problem with them .so there is something wrong which need to eliminate to have peacefull relationship with neighbour
 
Devadwal said:
Pakistan now need to understand that all three neighbour countries of pakistan have problem with them .so there is something wrong which need to eliminate to have peacefull relationship with neighbour
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Only one attack doesn't define that Iran has issues with Pakistan. It might be another proxy strike by any rival country to worsen relations between the two nations.
 
i said in the other thread the current conflicts have the making of a second cold war, the stakes were upped when the nato got involved in the red sea against the houthis on implicitly for the saudis, this is iran trying to hit the weakest nation in saudis sphere of influece in retailiation.

they also are assuming they will get a free pass as china is likely to stop Pakistan from any retailiation. pak will be stuffed one way or another, either throw in their lot with nato+ and saudi, or stick on chinas side and look weak. tough place for pak to be in, but some retaliation is necessary.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
Only one attack doesn't define that Iran has issues with Pakistan. It might be another proxy strike by any rival country to worsen relations between the two nations.
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Iran is officially announced and you still finding excuses?? No one ( even Pakistani) can trust what is Pakistan government or ISPR said about this incidents .
Hassan Nasrullah said that it was a joint operation with Pakistan against Jaish-ul-Adl.

Pakistan now condemn the strikes .

This after Pak PM met Iranian FM in Davos today

And after Pak FM met Iranian Af-rep yesterday in Islamabad
 
Devadwal said:
Iran is officially announced and you still finding excuses?? No one ( even Pakistani) can trust what is Pakistan government or ISPR said about this incidents .
Hassan Nasrullah said that it was a joint operation with Pakistan against Jaish-ul-Adl.

Pakistan now condemn the strikes .

This after Pak PM met Iranian FM in Davos today

And after Pak FM met Iranian Af-rep yesterday in Islamabad
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Well elections are just around the corner. Nobody knows it might be an inside job to create an excuse stating that the situation is not feasible for elections so they want to delay it further.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
Well elections are just around the corner. Nobody knows it might be an inside job to create an excuse stating that the situation is not feasible for elections so they want to delay it further.
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So you are implying that Pak establishment is colluding with a foreign power to get itself attacked by multiple missiles to postpone an election?
 
I see so many Pakistanis questioning Who is behind this , I mean wth Iran has already taken responsibility for it and yet posters are unable to process that?
 
JaDed said:
I see so many Pakistanis questioning Who is behind this , I mean wth Iran has already taken responsibility for it and yet posters are unable to process that?
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compare it with this

Pakistan rejects Indian missile probe, reiterates joint investigation

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar on Thursday briefed the media on an Indian "high speed flying object" that fell in Mian Channu, Khanewal district on Wednesday night. "It was a supersonic flying object, most probably a missile, but it was certainly...
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JaDed said:
I see so many Pakistanis questioning Who is behind this , I mean wth Iran has already taken responsibility for it and yet posters are unable to process that?
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Just imagine india in place of iran , this thread would have 2 + page long and most poster are talking about revenge
 
JaDed said:
I see so many Pakistanis questioning Who is behind this , I mean wth Iran has already taken responsibility for it and yet posters are unable to process that?
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Five stages of grief.

When I read the news, immediately thought of this thread and people riding on the coat tails of Iran.
 
Islamabad, Pakistan: Two bases of Balochi militant group Jaish al Adl in Pakistan were targeted by missiles on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported, a day after Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards attacked targets in Iraq and Syria with missiles.

The militant group has previously mounted attacks on Iranian security forces in the border area with Pakistan.

"These bases were hit and destroyed by missiles and drones," Iranian state media reported, without elaborating.

Iran's Nournews, affiliated with the country's top security body, said the attacked bases were located in Pakistan's Balochistan province.

Jan Achakzai, information minister of Pakistan's Balochistan province, which borders Iran, declined to confirm or deny the attack. "Wait for the response of ISPR," he said, referring to the Pakistani military's public relations wing.

Pakistan said two children were killed in the missile strikes and warned that the incident could have "serious consequences" and was "completely unacceptable".

"A strong protest has already been lodged with the senior official concerned in the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran. Additionally, the Iranian charge d'affaires has been called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to convey our strongest condemnation of this blatant violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and that the responsibility for the consequences will lie squarely with Iran," the statement said.

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Pak Warns Of "Serious Consequences" After Iran Attacks Balochi Bases

Iran attacks Pakistan: Two bases of Balochi group Jaish al Adl in Pakistan were targeted by missiles on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported, a day after Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards attacked targets in Iraq and Syria with missiles.
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Looks like 3 out of 4 borders are now trouble for Pakistan.
 
Pakistan shares a border with 4 countries = India, Afghanistan, Iran and China.

The country it has least issues with is the one with the fewest number of Muslims.

So much for the Ummah.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Shameful from Pakistan army and government.

These guys take so much of the budget but were caught napping literally.
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I wouldn't be surprised if 'services' were offered by Munir on his trip to the US. A few terrorists for hire who can strike Iran across the border. The establishment would do absolutely anything to seek rent and visas from the Americans. Every conflict is an opportunity, because apart from this tried and tested method, they're absolutely clueless in running a viable straightforward economy.
 
Well you’d expect this response from a country who’ve had their airspace violated and most importantly saw two young innocent lives lost.
 
Pakistan to recall ambassador from Iran: FO

Pakistan to suspend all high-level diplomatic exchanges with Iran

The Foreign Office (FO) announced on Wednesday that the country is recalling its ambassador from Iran in the aftermath of missile and drone strikes conducted in Panjgur by Tehran's forces.

Pakistan condemned the attack, describing it as an “unprovoked violation” of the Pakistani airspace, and warned Tehran of serious consequences. The FO had said in a late-night statement that the violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty was completely unacceptable.

The strikes, which Tehran described as bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl, in the Panjgur district of Balochistan killed two “innocent children” and wounded three girls.

FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch also added that Islamabad would suspend all high-level diplomatic exchanges with Tehran following the violation of the country's sovereignty and added that the Iranian envoy to Pakistan, who is currently visiting Iran, will not be allowed back in the country.

Source: Express Tribune

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Pakistan recalls ambassador from Iran: FO | The Express Tribune

Pakistan to suspend all high-level diplomatic exchanges with Iran
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China on Wednesday urged Pakistan and Iran to show "restraint", after Islamabad said Tehran had carried out an air strike on its territory that killed two children.

"We call on both sides to exercise restraint, avoid actions that would lead to an escalation of tension and work together to maintain peace and stability," foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular briefing.

"We consider both Iran and Pakistan as close neighbours and major Islamic countries," she said.

Tuesday's strike in Balochistan province has imperilled diplomatic relations between the two neighbours – Iran and nuclear-armed Pakistan have long regarded each other with suspicion over militant attacks. However, both sides appeared wary of provoking the other.

The attack also threatened to further ignite violence in a Middle East unsettled by Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Iran launched strikes late Monday in Iraq and Syria over an Islamic State group-claimed suicide bombing that killed over 90 people earlier this month.

In state media reports, which were later withdrawn without explanation, Iran said its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard targeted bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl, or the “Army of Justice". The group, which seeks an independent Balochistan and has spread across Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, acknowledged the assault in a statement shared online.

Six bomb-carrying drones and rockets struck homes that the militants claim housed children and wives of their fighters. Jaish al-Adl said the attack killed two children and wounded two women and a teenage girl.

Videos purportedly from the site, shared by the Baloch activist group HalVash, showed a burning building and two charred, small corpses.

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said it issued a strong protest late Tuesday with Iran's foreign ministry, and summoned an Iranian diplomat in Islamabad “to convey our strongest condemnation of this blatant violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty".

"The responsibility for the consequences will lie squarely with Iran,” it said.

A senior Pakistani security official, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to talk to reporters, said Iran had shared no information prior to the strike. He said Pakistan reserved the right to respond at a time and place of the country's choosing and such a strike would be measured and in line with public expectations.

"The dangerous precedent set by Iran is destabilising and has reciprocal implications,” the official said.

However, there were signs Pakistan was trying to contain any anger over the strike. The country's typically outspoken and nationalistic media covered the attack Wednesday with unusual restraint.

Jaish al-Adl was founded in 2012, and Iranian officials believe it largely operates in Pakistan. The group has claimed bombings and kidnapped members of Iran's border police in the past. In December, suspected Jaish al-Adl members killed 11 people and wounded eight others in a nighttime attack on a police station in southeastern Iran. Another recent attack killed another police officer in the area.

In 2019, Jaish al-Adl claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing targeting a bus that killed 27 members of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

Iran has suspected that Sunni-majority Pakistan is hosting insurgents, possibly at the behest of its regional arch-rival Saudi Arabia. However, Iran and Saudi Arabia reached a Chinese-mediated détente last March, easing tensions. Pakistan, meanwhile, has blamed Iran in the past over militant attacks targeting its security forces.

Iran has fought in border areas against militants, but a missile-and-drone attack on Pakistan is unprecedented.

It remains unclear why Iran launched the attack now, particularly as its foreign minister had met Pakistan's caretaker prime minister the same day at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

After the Islamic State group bombings this month, Iran's Intelligence Ministry alleged the two bombers involved in the attack had traveled from Afghanistan into Iran through its southeastern border at the Jalg crossing – meaning they had traveled through Balochistan.

Pakistan's Balochistan province, as well as Iran's neighbouring Sistan and Baluchistan province, have faced a low-level insurgency by Baloch nationalists for more than two decades. They initially wanted a share of provincial resources, but later initiated an insurgency for independence.

Iran's attack on Pakistan came less than a day after Iranian strikes on northern Iraq that killed several civilians. Iraq recalled its ambassador from Tehran for consultations and summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Baghdad on Tuesday in protest. Iran separately struck Syria as well.

Source: Dunya News

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China urges Pakistan, Iran to 'exercise restraint' after deadly air strike

Spokesperson asks both countries to avoid actions that would lead to escalation
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sweep_shot said:
This was unnecessary from Iran. Why attack inside Pakistan?
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Why not? Pakistan establishment is at an all time popularity low, the Generals are considered on foreign payroll, they themselves are locking up the publicly elected leader and trying to install a puppet govt. They are now the political version of their cricket team, no centre, no ideology, everyone up for sale to the lowest bidder.
 
Varun said:
Pakistan shares a border with 4 countries = India, Afghanistan, Iran and China.

The country it has least issues with is the one with the fewest number of Muslims.

So much for the Ummah.
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This has always been the main contention for our Indian posters. Understandable considering the historical context and geological situation where Bharat's sphere is overly impacted by Islamic neighbours. Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Maldives and Paksitan are all dominantly Muslim nations. You can understand why the concept of Ummah would be disturbing and an impediment to their own ambitions.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
it seems like someone else is trying to instigate a conflict between Pak and Iran
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I don't think the Iranians are that stupid, there must be credible logic behind their actions. My theory is they are hired mercenaries by the establishment on Uncle Sam's behest to keep Iran occupied on multiple fronts. Before you say the establishment will do no such thing, just look at their historic modus operandi.

That said I don't think it will get any worse as the Chinese have enough influence on the establishment and the Iranians are an important supplier of cheap oil.
 
SpiritOf1903 said:
Iran are Indian stooges. Snakes
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I doubt India has much to do with this one. If anything, Iran sees you as an American stooge and are making their move.

I bet the Pakistani establishment was fully plugged in on this too.
 
Pakistan soil used for attacks in Iran: Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday took an unprecedented, albeit bold, step to infuse much-needed trust into the bilateral relationship with Iran by publicly acknowledging that terrorists had in the past misused Pakistani territory to undertake attacks against Iran.

The two countries agreed to the setting up of a joint rapid reaction force for curbing activities of terrorist groups along the 950km porous border. Pakistan further promised to proscribe groups carrying out attacks against Iran, including the Jaish ul-Adl and the Lashkar-e-Khorasan.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani after their bilateral talks, Prime Minister Imran Khan said: “I know Iran has suffered from terrorism [perpetrated] by groups operating from Pakistan. …we [need to] have trust in each other that both countries will not allow any terrorist activity from their soil. We hope this will build confidence between us.”

Security was at the top of PM Khan’s agenda during his two-day visit to Iran. Mr Khan, at the start of his presser, noted that he had undertaken the trip and brought Inter-Services Intelligence chief Lt Gen Asim Munir along with him whilst realising that terrorism was becoming a divisive issue between the two countries.

The relationship, long marred by distrust due to the actions of terrorist groups operating in the border region, nosedived last month after an attack on an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps bus in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province. The slide was halted after Mr Khan spoke to Mr Rouhani over the phone on March 9 and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to security cooperation. More recently, Pakistan has alleged that Iran-based Baloch terrorist groups killed 14 security personnel who had been travelling on the Makran Coastal Highway.

Emphasising mutual trust, PM Khan said that the two countries have to reach a point where “we have complete confidence in each other that we will not allow damage to your country from our soil.”

Speaking on the occasion, President Rouhani recalled recent tensions, and said that during the talks Pakistan had agreed to proscribe terrorist groups involved in terrorism against Iran. He added that both countries were looking to strengthen border security and had agreed to establish a ‘joint rapid reaction force’ for border areas.

This would be in addition to an elaborate border security mechanism already agreed upon between the two countries, including coordinated border patrolling and heightened surveillance.

The ISI chief later held detailed discussions with his Iranian counterpart on security cooperation.

The resolve shown by PM Khan and President Rouhani to deal with security threats was, however, not reflected in the statement issued at the conclusion of visit. The statement merely said: “Bilaterally, the two sides exchanged views on issues related to Pakistan-Iran border security.” Additionally, the statement said that the High Border Commission, that discusses border issues, would meet in May and the Security Committee will meet in Islamabad in June.

TRADE: The two sides held in-depth discussions on improving bilateral trade figures. PM Khan’s delegation included Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razaq Dawood. Trade between the two sides has been restricted by US sanctions against Iran and non-tariff barriers.

President Rouhani said that there was great potential for bilateral trade and the two sides agreed to expand trade ties. “Both sides listed their capacities,” he said.

Iran offered to meet Pakistan’s energy needs in terms of oil and gas and reiterated its readiness to complete the long-delayed Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline. “We are ready to the increase export of electricity by 10 times,” the Iranian president further said.

The two sides looked at devising ways for barter trade, too. Mr Rouhani said there had been an agreement on setting up barter markets and maintaining barter accounts.

The discussion on increasing trade occurred even as the US further tightened sanctions against Iran by revoking oil import waivers that it had granted to a few countries.

PM Khan said that improved trade ties will benefit both countries.

Speaking at a meeting with businessmen, he said it was time to expand trade ties and ways and means for that were being worked out. “We are doing everything to strengthen ties and expand trade,” the prime minister said.

The joint statement said that the two sides exchanged views about “overcoming hindrances in the promotion of bilateral trade and economic activity; the opening of new border crossing points; the establishment of new border markets; and enhancing cooperation in energy.” It noted that there was agreement on convening the 21st round of the Joint Economic Commission in Islamabad in the second half of 2019; holding the next meeting of Joint Committee on Trade in Islamabad in the first week of July 2019; and the early opening of new crossing points at Gabd-Reemdan and Mand-Pishin. The opening of new border markets would, moreover, be discussed during the meeting of High Border Commission.

REGIONAL ISSUES: Mr Rouhani, while sharing details of the discussion on regional issues, said that Mr Khan had reassured him that Pakistan will not become part of any military coalition.

It should be recalled that Pakistan is currently part of the Saudi-led Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition, which is believed to be an anti-Iran military alliance. Pakistan’s former army chief retired Gen Raheel Sharif is commanding the coalition.

The Iranian president renewed his government’s interest in train link between Islamabad, Tehran, and Istanbul.

PM Khan said that it was in the interest of both Pakistan and Iran to cooperate for peace in Afghanistan. He also criticised US policies towards Israel and India’s brutal repression of the uprising in India-held Kashmir. The prime minister concluded his trip with a meeting with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and paying homage at the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini.

Source: Dawn

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Pakistan soil used for attacks in Iran: Imran

Islamabad, Tehran to set up border ‘reaction force’
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Will Pakistan retaliate against ‘unacceptable’ Iran air attacks?

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Iranian media in December reported that the country’s interior minister issued a warning to Pakistan to stop the Jaish al-Adl group from launching attacks in Iran, after the death of 11 policemen in the southeastern city of Rask in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, which borders Pakistan.

In May 2023, six Iranian border guards were killed in clashes near the Pakistan border, resulting in Iran issuing a warning, asking Pakistan to “do more”. A month earlier, four Pakistani soldiers were also killed in cross-border firing in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.

The countries share a roughly 900km (559-mile) long border in Pakistan’s southwest and Iran’s southeast. They have accused each other of sheltering armed groups.

Pakistan has been facing a decades-long uprising by Baloch rebels who demand secession.

On the other hand, Iran has demanded that Pakistan act against Jaish al-Adl, a Sunni armed group which has targeted Iranian officials, reportedly demanding better living conditions for people in Sistan-Baluchestan, the most impoverished province of the country.
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Varun said:
I doubt India has much to do with this one. If anything, Iran sees you as an American stooge and are making their move.

I bet the Pakistani establishment was fully plugged in on this too.
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Snakes in bed
 
Pak announcement of the death of two kids is significant.

It's time for this army and Sharif government to put their money where their mouth is.

Two kids got killed by Iranians.....will these paper tigers respond?
 
Iranians are saying the terrorists were linked to Israel. More misery for Pak establishment.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Pak announcement of the death of two kids is significant.

It's time for this army and Sharif government to put their money where their mouth is.

Two kids got killed by Iranians.....will these paper tigers respond?
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For what benefit? Most countries will give an arm and leg to share borders with an energy rich nation, it's the second best thing after having ones own energy resources. Look at how China imports cheap Iranian oil & gas for its own benefit despite sanctions. Plus, does the country really need another border conflict? can it really afford one?

The correct response from the establishment is to control fringe elements like Jaish al-Adl group under control and resolve issues with Iran. I hope the establishment bosses realise this.
 
shortbread said:
For what benefit? Most countries will give an arm and leg to share borders with an energy rich nation, it's the second best thing after having ones own energy resources. Look at how China imports cheap Iranian oil & gas for its own benefit despite sanctions. Plus, does the country really need another border conflict? can it really afford one?

The correct response from the establishment is to control fringe elements like Jaish al-Adl group under control and resolve issues with Iran. I hope the establishment bosses realise this.
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Well even doing as you have suggested is a response in a sense.

Instead Pakistan is in the American camp and Chinese camp simultaneously with no clear direction and is just hoping for the best while getting pounded on all sides.
 
Pakistan, a country that could have been so many things - a thriving economy, a vibrant democracy, an emerging market, a tourist hotspot among others. After all, they got independence at the same time as India and 24 years ahead of Bangladesh. They could have been a proper democracy like India and Bangladesh but rather choose to harbour militants under their nose to fight their battle. It was only a matter of time that it would have backfired and that is exactly what is happening now. Pakistan need to become selfish and think about their own country & its people first before meddling into Kashmir, Palestine etc etc.

Also, LOL @ people blaming the current Pak establishment. This has nothing to do with the present govt but this attack is against the militants that Pakistan harbors or always harbored. India did Balakot attacks for same reason in 2019 when Imran Khan was govt, isn't it? Now Iran is doing the same. So it has nothing to do with present Pak govt but rather an attack against policy Pakistan as a nation adopts.
 
FearlessRoar said:
Pakistan soil used for attacks in Iran: Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday took an unprecedented, albeit bold, step to infuse much-needed trust into the bilateral relationship with Iran by publicly acknowledging that terrorists had in the past misused Pakistani territory to undertake attacks against Iran.

The two countries agreed to the setting up of a joint rapid reaction force for curbing activities of terrorist groups along the 950km porous border. Pakistan further promised to proscribe groups carrying out attacks against Iran, including the Jaish ul-Adl and the Lashkar-e-Khorasan.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani after their bilateral talks, Prime Minister Imran Khan said: “I know Iran has suffered from terrorism [perpetrated] by groups operating from Pakistan. …we [need to] have trust in each other that both countries will not allow any terrorist activity from their soil. We hope this will build confidence between us.”

Security was at the top of PM Khan’s agenda during his two-day visit to Iran. Mr Khan, at the start of his presser, noted that he had undertaken the trip and brought Inter-Services Intelligence chief Lt Gen Asim Munir along with him whilst realising that terrorism was becoming a divisive issue between the two countries.

The relationship, long marred by distrust due to the actions of terrorist groups operating in the border region, nosedived last month after an attack on an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps bus in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province. The slide was halted after Mr Khan spoke to Mr Rouhani over the phone on March 9 and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to security cooperation. More recently, Pakistan has alleged that Iran-based Baloch terrorist groups killed 14 security personnel who had been travelling on the Makran Coastal Highway.

Emphasising mutual trust, PM Khan said that the two countries have to reach a point where “we have complete confidence in each other that we will not allow damage to your country from our soil.”

Speaking on the occasion, President Rouhani recalled recent tensions, and said that during the talks Pakistan had agreed to proscribe terrorist groups involved in terrorism against Iran. He added that both countries were looking to strengthen border security and had agreed to establish a ‘joint rapid reaction force’ for border areas.

This would be in addition to an elaborate border security mechanism already agreed upon between the two countries, including coordinated border patrolling and heightened surveillance.

The ISI chief later held detailed discussions with his Iranian counterpart on security cooperation.

The resolve shown by PM Khan and President Rouhani to deal with security threats was, however, not reflected in the statement issued at the conclusion of visit. The statement merely said: “Bilaterally, the two sides exchanged views on issues related to Pakistan-Iran border security.” Additionally, the statement said that the High Border Commission, that discusses border issues, would meet in May and the Security Committee will meet in Islamabad in June.

TRADE: The two sides held in-depth discussions on improving bilateral trade figures. PM Khan’s delegation included Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razaq Dawood. Trade between the two sides has been restricted by US sanctions against Iran and non-tariff barriers.

President Rouhani said that there was great potential for bilateral trade and the two sides agreed to expand trade ties. “Both sides listed their capacities,” he said.

Iran offered to meet Pakistan’s energy needs in terms of oil and gas and reiterated its readiness to complete the long-delayed Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline. “We are ready to the increase export of electricity by 10 times,” the Iranian president further said.

The two sides looked at devising ways for barter trade, too. Mr Rouhani said there had been an agreement on setting up barter markets and maintaining barter accounts.

The discussion on increasing trade occurred even as the US further tightened sanctions against Iran by revoking oil import waivers that it had granted to a few countries.

PM Khan said that improved trade ties will benefit both countries.

Speaking at a meeting with businessmen, he said it was time to expand trade ties and ways and means for that were being worked out. “We are doing everything to strengthen ties and expand trade,” the prime minister said.

The joint statement said that the two sides exchanged views about “overcoming hindrances in the promotion of bilateral trade and economic activity; the opening of new border crossing points; the establishment of new border markets; and enhancing cooperation in energy.” It noted that there was agreement on convening the 21st round of the Joint Economic Commission in Islamabad in the second half of 2019; holding the next meeting of Joint Committee on Trade in Islamabad in the first week of July 2019; and the early opening of new crossing points at Gabd-Reemdan and Mand-Pishin. The opening of new border markets would, moreover, be discussed during the meeting of High Border Commission.

REGIONAL ISSUES: Mr Rouhani, while sharing details of the discussion on regional issues, said that Mr Khan had reassured him that Pakistan will not become part of any military coalition.

It should be recalled that Pakistan is currently part of the Saudi-led Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition, which is believed to be an anti-Iran military alliance. Pakistan’s former army chief retired Gen Raheel Sharif is commanding the coalition.

The Iranian president renewed his government’s interest in train link between Islamabad, Tehran, and Istanbul.

PM Khan said that it was in the interest of both Pakistan and Iran to cooperate for peace in Afghanistan. He also criticised US policies towards Israel and India’s brutal repression of the uprising in India-held Kashmir. The prime minister concluded his trip with a meeting with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and paying homage at the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini.

Source: Dawn

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Pakistan soil used for attacks in Iran: Imran

Islamabad, Tehran to set up border ‘reaction force’
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When a PM of a country was willing to make right relations between two nations sharing a border and he has been removed by authorities who have never made any attempt to enforce law and order with transparency in their own country, then this gives a good idea whose interests they are serving. The answer is Lakshmi, always Lakshmi as the classic Bollywood quotes go.
 
FearlessRoar said:
Pakistan soil used for attacks in Iran: Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday took an unprecedented, albeit bold, step to infuse much-needed trust into the bilateral relationship with Iran by publicly acknowledging that terrorists had in the past misused Pakistani territory to undertake attacks against Iran.

The two countries agreed to the setting up of a joint rapid reaction force for curbing activities of terrorist groups along the 950km porous border. Pakistan further promised to proscribe groups carrying out attacks against Iran, including the Jaish ul-Adl and the Lashkar-e-Khorasan.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani after their bilateral talks, Prime Minister Imran Khan said: “I know Iran has suffered from terrorism [perpetrated] by groups operating from Pakistan. …we [need to] have trust in each other that both countries will not allow any terrorist activity from their soil. We hope this will build confidence between us.”

Security was at the top of PM Khan’s agenda during his two-day visit to Iran. Mr Khan, at the start of his presser, noted that he had undertaken the trip and brought Inter-Services Intelligence chief Lt Gen Asim Munir along with him whilst realising that terrorism was becoming a divisive issue between the two countries.

The relationship, long marred by distrust due to the actions of terrorist groups operating in the border region, nosedived last month after an attack on an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps bus in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province. The slide was halted after Mr Khan spoke to Mr Rouhani over the phone on March 9 and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to security cooperation. More recently, Pakistan has alleged that Iran-based Baloch terrorist groups killed 14 security personnel who had been travelling on the Makran Coastal Highway.

Emphasising mutual trust, PM Khan said that the two countries have to reach a point where “we have complete confidence in each other that we will not allow damage to your country from our soil.”

Speaking on the occasion, President Rouhani recalled recent tensions, and said that during the talks Pakistan had agreed to proscribe terrorist groups involved in terrorism against Iran. He added that both countries were looking to strengthen border security and had agreed to establish a ‘joint rapid reaction force’ for border areas.

This would be in addition to an elaborate border security mechanism already agreed upon between the two countries, including coordinated border patrolling and heightened surveillance.

The ISI chief later held detailed discussions with his Iranian counterpart on security cooperation.

The resolve shown by PM Khan and President Rouhani to deal with security threats was, however, not reflected in the statement issued at the conclusion of visit. The statement merely said: “Bilaterally, the two sides exchanged views on issues related to Pakistan-Iran border security.” Additionally, the statement said that the High Border Commission, that discusses border issues, would meet in May and the Security Committee will meet in Islamabad in June.

TRADE: The two sides held in-depth discussions on improving bilateral trade figures. PM Khan’s delegation included Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razaq Dawood. Trade between the two sides has been restricted by US sanctions against Iran and non-tariff barriers.

President Rouhani said that there was great potential for bilateral trade and the two sides agreed to expand trade ties. “Both sides listed their capacities,” he said.

Iran offered to meet Pakistan’s energy needs in terms of oil and gas and reiterated its readiness to complete the long-delayed Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline. “We are ready to the increase export of electricity by 10 times,” the Iranian president further said.

The two sides looked at devising ways for barter trade, too. Mr Rouhani said there had been an agreement on setting up barter markets and maintaining barter accounts.

The discussion on increasing trade occurred even as the US further tightened sanctions against Iran by revoking oil import waivers that it had granted to a few countries.

PM Khan said that improved trade ties will benefit both countries.

Speaking at a meeting with businessmen, he said it was time to expand trade ties and ways and means for that were being worked out. “We are doing everything to strengthen ties and expand trade,” the prime minister said.

The joint statement said that the two sides exchanged views about “overcoming hindrances in the promotion of bilateral trade and economic activity; the opening of new border crossing points; the establishment of new border markets; and enhancing cooperation in energy.” It noted that there was agreement on convening the 21st round of the Joint Economic Commission in Islamabad in the second half of 2019; holding the next meeting of Joint Committee on Trade in Islamabad in the first week of July 2019; and the early opening of new crossing points at Gabd-Reemdan and Mand-Pishin. The opening of new border markets would, moreover, be discussed during the meeting of High Border Commission.

REGIONAL ISSUES: Mr Rouhani, while sharing details of the discussion on regional issues, said that Mr Khan had reassured him that Pakistan will not become part of any military coalition.

It should be recalled that Pakistan is currently part of the Saudi-led Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition, which is believed to be an anti-Iran military alliance. Pakistan’s former army chief retired Gen Raheel Sharif is commanding the coalition.

The Iranian president renewed his government’s interest in train link between Islamabad, Tehran, and Istanbul.

PM Khan said that it was in the interest of both Pakistan and Iran to cooperate for peace in Afghanistan. He also criticised US policies towards Israel and India’s brutal repression of the uprising in India-held Kashmir. The prime minister concluded his trip with a meeting with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and paying homage at the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini.

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So Pakistan soil is used to attack Iran but not India, yeah sure.
 
So India destabilising Balochistan and now Iran the international angry kitten attacking it!
 
At a time when you think that Islamic world may unite, they fight among themselves.
 
Balochistan government on Wednesday announced payment of compensation to the heirs of women and injured girls who died as a result of Iranian attack in Panjgur, ARY News reported.

In a statement issued here, the officials of the Chief Minister’s Secretariat said that Balochistan Caretaker Chief Minister Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki issued orders to pay compensation to the heirs of two women who died as a result of Iranian raid in Panjgur district. Along with this, compensation would also be paid to the injured girls.

According to the officials, instructions have been issued to Deputy Commissioner Panjgur to complete the necessary action immediately to pay compensation to the heirs of the deceased women and the injured girls.

Following Iran’s violation of Pakistani airspace, the Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday said Islamabad announced to expel Iranian ambassador while recalling its envoy from Tehran.

“Pakistan reserves the right to respond to this illegal act and the responsibility for the consequences will lie squarely with Iran,” FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahrah Baloch said in a post.

“Last night’s unprovoked and blatant breach of Pakistan’s sovereignty by Iran is a violation of international law and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.

“We have conveyed this message to the Iranian Government. We have also informed them that. We have also decided to suspend all high level visits which were ongoing or were planned between Pakistan and Iran in coming days,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

According to a statement released by the Foreign Office (FO) after midnight, strikes in Pakistani territory resulted in “deaths of two innocent children while injuring of three girls”.

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Will Pakistan retaliate against ‘unacceptable’ Iran air attacks?

Iran’s air attacks on Tuesday night inside Pakistani territory in the southwestern province of Balochistan threaten to pull Islamabad into a broader regional conflict, analysts warn, less than a month before national elections.

The bombings, which Iran said were aimed at the armed group Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice), resulted in the death of at least two children while injuring three more, according to a statement by the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The ministry on Wednesday said it “strongly condemned” the incident – which took place near the border city of Panjgur – calling it a violation of Pakistani sovereignty, and announced the recall of Pakistan’s envoy in Tehran.

“This illegal act is completely unacceptable and has no justification whatsoever. Pakistan reserves the right to respond to this illegal act. The responsibility for the consequences will lie squarely with Iran,” it said in a statement.

But what might those consequences be?

Diplomatic blowback

On Wednesday afternoon Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry announced that it was recalling its ambassador in Tehran. Iran’s ambassador to Islamabad, who is currently in Tehran, would not be allowed back into Pakistan, the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said.

“Last night’s unprovoked and blatant breach of Pakistan’s sovereignty by Iran is a violation of international law and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,” the statement said, before issuing a threat.

“This illegal act is completely unacceptable and has no justification whatsoever. Pakistan reserves the right to respond to this illegal act. The responsibility for the consequences will lie squarely with Iran.”

Increased bilateral engagement

Ironically, the attacks came amid increased interactions between Pakistani and Iranian officials, both civilian and military, in recent days.

Hours before Iranian jets dropped bombs on Balochistan, Pakistani caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar had met Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos in Switzerland.

Pakistan’s interim Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani met with Iran’s special representative for Afghanistan affairs, Hassan Kazmi Qomi, in Islamabad earlier this week, where the two discussed the need for “enhanced coordination for regional stability”.

The two countries also participated in a one-day naval exercise on January 16 in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.

Despite these recent engagements, and a 2022 decision to form a joint working group for border management, low-scale clashes at the border have remained a constant feature.

Iranian media in December reported that the country’s interior minister issued a warning to Pakistan to stop the Jaish al-Adl group from launching attacks in Iran, after the death of 11 policemen in the southeastern city of Rask in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, which borders Pakistan.

In May 2023, six Iranian border guards were killed in clashes near the Pakistan border, resulting in Iran issuing a warning, asking Pakistan to “do more”. A month earlier, four Pakistani soldiers were also killed in cross-border firing in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.

The countries share a roughly 900km (559-mile) long border in Pakistan’s southwest and Iran’s southeast. They have accused each other of sheltering armed groups.

Pakistan has been facing a decades-long uprising by Baloch rebels who demand secession.

On the other hand, Iran has demanded that Pakistan act against Jaish al-Adl, a Sunni armed group which has targeted Iranian officials, reportedly demanding better living conditions for people in Sistan-Baluchestan, the most impoverished province of the country.

Iran’s attack inside Pakistani territory, coming at a time when Israel’s war on Gaza could escalate regional tensions, deserves a mature response, said Mosharraf Zaidi of the Islamabad-based Tabadlab think tank. Iran has also launched attacks inside Syria and Iraq recently.

“Pakistan’s response so far is exactly what it should be. The Iranians are looking to provoke an unnecessary reaction,” he told Al Jazeera. “The real risk right now is the wider dangers of Pakistan being sucked into a conflict that it is not a primary actor in and will be distracted further by.”

A military response?

On the other hand, Kamran Bokhari, senior director for the Washington, DC-based New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy, said Pakistan could respond with its own attacks – though that could mean a potentially longer-term conflict for Pakistan.

“After Afghanistan on the West and India on the East, this could open conflict on a third border. I am not too sure if Islamabad is ready for that,” he told Al Jazeera.

Pakistan has summoned Iran’s top diplomat in Islamabad to register its protest. Ihsanullah Tipu, a security analyst, said he expected Pakistan to work on both a diplomatic riposte and look at potential options for a military response.

“For Pakistan to strike back, the justification and pressure are both present. It could seek a public apology via diplomatic channels from the highest Iranian officials, but if those efforts fail, Pakistan could also consider a military response to the Iranian attack,” Tipu told Al Jazeera.

Tipu, who is a director at The Khorasan Diary, a news and research portal which tracks and analyses security issues in the region, expressed his surprise at the escalation by Iran despite the continuing security conflict in the Middle East region.

He said Iranian actions would have a long-lasting effect and implications on bilateral relations, in the realms of both politics and security.

“By carrying out attacks inside Pakistan, it has given a kind of justification to Pakistan to follow the same path in response to target the sanctuaries of anti-Pakistan militant outfits, which Pakistan considers are based in Iran or even elsewhere,” Tipu added.

Bokhari said that the Iranian air attacks could push Pakistan into seeking “greater alignment” with the United States, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

“Each of these countries has an interest in making sure Iran is contained. The attack on Pakistan is only one element of a broader Iranian confrontation with the United States,” he said.

“Tehran sees Pakistan as a pawn in this high-risk brinkmanship with Washington.”

Source: Al Jazeera

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I feel that if our neighbours to the West attacked a terrorist group within Pakistan, then Pakistani's citizens should, in fact, be happy about the outcome. If, on the other hand 2 innocent children actually persihed, then its a tragedy and Iran should pay a hefty price for that.

My main problem is why we allow such groups to operate within our borders to begin with.
 
Given Pakistan's current economic crisis and internal terrorism challenges, the country is not in a position to engage in military retaliation against Iran.
 
Why Pakistan is not able to curb terrorism? IK would have been ideal candidate but he is put behind bars. The political instability is breeding grounds for terrorists.
 
Pakistan has overreacted today shoud not have done. If someone deserved such response then it was France where those idiots and cursed ppl did blasphemy
 
This is crazy!!!
Iran launched a missile attack apparently targeting militant bases in western Pakistan which killed two children on Tuesday night. The attack occurred in Balochistan, and comes after Iran attacked targets in Iraq and Syria earlier this week.

There is a media blackout on this as army is embarrassed, only online media platforms reported this.

Surprised no one here took notice of this or even discussing it
 
Asim Munir showing his impotence. It is very easy to aim all your guns and weaponry against unarmed individuals i.e. PTI politicians, workers, family members but Iran has shown him his true aukaat.
 
"We Understand Actions Taken In Self Defence": India On Iran Strikes In Pak

"We have an uncompromising zero tolerance towards terrorism. We understand actions that countries take in their self defense," foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said

Iran's missile attack on Pakistan is an issue that concerns only those two nations, India said today. The foreign ministry, however, added that New Delhi has "zero tolerance for terrorism" and understands "actions that countries take in their self defense".

"This is a matter between Iran and Pakistan. Insofar as India is concerned, we have an uncompromising zero tolerance towards terrorism. We understand actions that countries take in their self defense," foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in response to media queries.

Yesterday, Iran said it has dismantled two bases of Sunni Balochi terror group Jaish al Adl -- meaning Army of Justice -- in Pakistan with drones and missiles. The group had earlier attacked Iranian security forces in the border area with Pakistan. On December 15, 11 police officers were killed when Jaish al-Adl operatives attacked another police station.

"We only targeted the Iranian terrorist group on the soil of Pakistan. We respect sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan, but we don't allow national security to be compromised or played with," said Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who is at Davos attending the annual meet of the World Economic Forum.

Pakistan said two children were killed in the missile strikes and warned that the incident was "completely unacceptable" and could have "serious consequences". Islamabad lodged a strong protest with the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran. It also recalled its ambassador to Iran and suspended all planned high-level bilateral visits.

In a statement, Pakistan said it strongly condemned "this blatant violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and that the responsibility for the consequences will lie squarely with Iran".

Today, Pakistan foreign minister Jalil Abbas Jilani said terrorism is a "common threat" to the region and required coordinated efforts to combat it. "Unilateral actions could seriously undermine regional peace and stability," the Pakistan foreign ministry said.

The attack came a day after Iran's missile strikes in Iraq and Syria against what it called "anti-Iranian terrorist groups".


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"We Understand Actions Taken In Self Defence": India On Iran Strikes In Pak

Iran's missile attack on Pakistan is an issue that concerns only those two nations, India said today. The foreign ministry, however, added that New Delhi has "zero tolerance for terrorism" and understands "actions that countries take in self defense"
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If two children were killed that's appalling.

However Pakistan has had ample warnings from Iran in the past to take action against these militants near the Iranian border, and it's either unable or unwilling to eliminate them. This militant group killed 11 Iranian policemen last month so Pak Govt/Army should spare us their faux outrage.
 
Clearly Iran has been provoked, the last thing they need right now is a war with Pakistan.

It’s clear that Pakistan’s military is allowing terrorists backed by CIA/Mossad to operate inside of Balochistan just to attack Iran.
 
Markhor said:
However Pakistan has had ample warnings from Iran in the past to take action against these militants near the Iranian border, and it's either unable or unwilling to eliminate them. This militant group killed 11 Iranian policemen last month so Pak Govt/Army should spare us their faux outrage.
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Clearly Iran has been provoked, the last thing they need right now is a war with Pakistan.

It’s clear that Pakistan’s military is allowing terrorists backed by CIA/Mossad to operate inside of Balochistan just to attack Iran.
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This is the problem when military men who lack political and economic ingenuity decide to steer the country's policy decisions.

Rather than look at ways to leverage it's proximity with Iran and figure out policies that both countries can economically benefit from, instead look at opportunities to host these fringe groups to antagonise Iran and carry favours with the US.

The establishment is simply incapable of thinking long term and keep falling for the same mistake of short term gains that have pittance as returns.
 

Unliteral actions can seriously undermine regional peace, Pakistan tells Iran​

Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Wednesday stressed that terrorism was a common threat to the region, underlining that unilateral actions could seriously undermine regional peace and stability.

Mr Jilani, who is currently leading the Pakistan delegation to the Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in Kampala, Uganda, stated this during telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amir Abdollahian.

No country in the region should tread this perilous path, he stressed while referring to unprovoked missile strikes by Iran in Balochistan. The airstrikes caused death of two civilians.

The FM firmly underscored that the attack conducted by Iran inside Pakistani territory was not only a serious breach of Pakistan’s sovereignty but was also an egregious violation of international law and the spirit of bilateral relations between Pakistan and Iran.

Expressing Pakistan’s unreserved condemnation of the attack, Mr Jilani added that the incident has caused serious damage to bilateral ties between Pakistan and Iran.

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Who is Jaish al-Adl, the Sunni group that Iran targeted in an airstrike on Pakistani soil?

Iran's airstrike targeting an alleged outlawed separatist group in the Pakistani border province of Baluchistan has jeopardized relations between the two neighbors and potentially raised tensions in a region already roiled by Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The South Asian country recalled its ambassador to Iran on Wednesday in protest of the unprecedented attack, though both sides appeared wary of provoking the other. A military response from cash-strapped Pakistan is unlikely because the country’s missile systems are primarily deployed along the eastern border to respond to potential threats from India.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani told his Iranian counterpart on a call Wednesday that unilateral actions could undermine regional peace and stability, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad.

Here is a look at the Sunni group Jaish al-Adl, the target of Tuesday's airstrike.

WHO IS JAISH AL-ADL?

Jaish al-Adl, or the Army of Justice, surfaced in 2012. It mainly comprises members of the Sunni militant Jundullah group, which was weakened after Iran arrested most of its members.

The anti-Iranian group wants independence for Iran’s eastern Sistan and Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan provinces. These goals make it a common target for both governments.

WHY IS JAISH AL-ADL IN BALUCHISTAN?

Its members are from the ethnic Baluch community and live on both sides of the border. Pakistan insists the group has no organized presence in the province or elsewhere but acknowledges that some militants might be hiding in remote areas of Baluchistan, which is the country’s largest province by area and its most sensitive because of a long-running insurgency. Separatists and nationalists complain of discrimination and want a fairer share of their province’s resources and wealth.

WHY IS THE GROUP A SOURCE OF TENSION BETWEEN IRAN AND PAKISTAN?

Iran and nuclear-armed Pakistan have long regarded each other with suspicion over militant attacks.

Attacks on Iranian and Pakistani security forces have been on the rise in recent years and each side has blamed the other for turning a blind eye to the militants. Pakistan says it has shared evidence with Iran about the presence of Baluch separatists in Iran, where they launch cross-border attacks on Pakistani troops.

Pakistan says it has arrested some members of Jaish al-Adl because they were responsible for multiple attacks in Iran. The group often targets Iranian security forces near the Pakistani border and militants enter Pakistan, where authorities have been trying to secure the border and set up more checkpoints.

But Baluch separatists keep targeting Pakistani security forces in the province, which has borders with Afghanistan and Iran. Pakistan says the separatists have Iranian backing.

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Pakistan was angered and shocked after Iran fired missiles into its territory to attack an outlawed separatist group in a remote area of Baluchistan province
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We need to take the L and move on, no escalation needed. We can't be stooges of US, and get involved in another conflict.

Take this bloody pak establishment down and get our self respect back as a country
 
In call with Iranian counterpart, FM Jilani stresses Pakistan’s ‘right to respond’ to unprovoked airstrike

Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani stressed Pakistan’s right to respond in a telephonic conversation with his Iranian counterpart on Wednesday following the “unprovoked violation of its airspace” by Tehran, according to the Foreign Office (FO).

Earlier today, the FO said Pakistan decided to recall its ambassador from Iran and suspend all high-level visits ongoing or planned between the two countries following the incident.

Iran, on the other hand, claimed that it targeted an “Iranian terrorist group” and “none of the nationals of the friendly and brotherly country of Pakistan were targeted by Iranian missiles and drones”.

The developments came after the FO, in a statement released late on Tuesday night, denounced the strikes in Pakistani territory that resulted in “deaths of two innocent children while injuring of three girls”. It termed the incident a “violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty”.

Iran’s state-run Nour News agency said the attack destroyed the Pakistan headquarters of the Jaish al-Adl.

Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency said the “focal point of this operation was the region known as Kouh-Sabz (green mountain)” in Balochistan.

“Two key strongholds of the Jaysh al-Dhulm (Jaish al-Adl) terrorist group in Pakistan” were “specifically targeted and successfully demolished by a combination of missile and drone attacks”, the Tasnim news agency said.

Local authorities said they had also received information about such an attack but had no further details. Reports from the area suggested that a missile hit a mosque, partially damaging it and injuring some people.

According to AFP, hours before the attack, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar had met Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

A press release issued today from the FO said that FM Jilani, currently leading the Pakistan delegation to the Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in Uganda’s Kampala, received a telephone call from his Iranian counterpart on the matter.

“Expressing Pakistan’s unreserved condemnation of the attack, the foreign minister added that the incident has caused serious damage to bilateral ties between Pakistan and Iran. The foreign minister added that Pakistan reserved the right to respond to this provocative act,” the FO said.

FM Jilani “firmly underscored” that the attack was not only a “serious breach of Pakistan’s sovereignty” but was also an “egregious violation of international law and the spirit of bilateral relations” between Pakistan and Iran.

“Stressing that terrorism was a common threat to the region and required concerted and coordinated efforts to combat this menace, the foreign minister underlined that unilateral actions could seriously undermine regional peace and stability. No country in the region should tread this perilous path,” the FO said.

Pakistan to recall ambassador from Iran: FO

In a press briefing in Islamabad today, FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said last night’s “unprovoked and blatant breach of Pakistan’s sovereignty by Iran” was a violation of international law and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.

“This illegal act is completely unacceptable and has no justification whatsoever,” she asserted.

“Pakistan reserves the right to respond to this illegal act and the responsibility for the consequences will lie squarely with Iran,” Baloch said, adding that Islamabad had conveyed the message to the Iranian government.

“We have also informed them that Pakistan has decided to recall its ambassador from Iran and that the Iranian ambassador to Pakistan, who is currently visiting Iran, may not return for the time being,” she said.

Baloch added that Islamabad had decided to suspend all high-level visits which were ongoing or were planned between Pakistan and Iran in the coming days.

Iran claims targeted ‘terrorist group in Pakistan’

Meanwhile, Tehran’s top diplomat alleged that his country’s armed forces targeted an “Iranian terrorist group” in Pakistan later on Tuesday night.

“On Pakistan, none of the nationals of the friendly and brotherly country of Pakistan were targeted by Iranian missiles and drones,” FM Abdollahian said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

“The so-called Jaish Al Adl group, which is an Iranian terrorist group, was targeted,” he added.

Abdollahian said Iran’s attack on “Pakistan’s soil” was a response to the Jaish Al Adl group’s recent deadly attacks, particularly on the city of Rask in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan.

“The group has taken shelter in some parts of Pakistan’s Balochistan province,” he claimed, adding that “we’ve talked with Pakistani officials several times on this matter”.

The foreign minister said Iran respected the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan but would not “allow the country’s national security to be compromised or played with”.

Earlier, Iran’s Deputy President for Parliamentary Affairs Mohammad Hosseini claimed Pakistan had been warned “that they must prevent the entry into Iran of people who kill large numbers of people, it was natural to have the reaction of the Islamic republic”.

Pakistani delegation leaves border meeting with Iran midway

Earlier today, Pakistan’s delegation at the Pak-Iran Joint Border Trade Committee left a meeting in Chabahar midway, Gwadar Deputy Commissioner Aurangzeb Badini told Dawn.com.

He said the meeting of the Chabahar Free Zone Business Exhibition was subsequently postponed. The Pakistani side was led by Balochistan Chief Collector Abdul Qadir Memon and DC Badini, with officials of the chamber of commerce of Quetta and Gwadar in attendance.

Badini said both sides were expected to hold consultations on a number of issues and sign several memorandums. However, the delegation left the meeting midway over the “infiltration of Pakistani borders by Iranian authorities” and the FO directions that followed later, the official stated.

On the other hand, interim Balochistan Chief Minister Mardan Khan Domki has announced compensation for the heirs of those killed and injured in last night’s incident.

SOURCE: DAWN
 
That is the response that was much needed under current scenerio.

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It's disturbing to see how many nations are now getting involved in various war-like activities. Seems like things are going to hit a boiling point quickly.

I'm surprised Pakistan attacked back.
 
This is seriously getting ugly. Where went the concept of Ummah?
 
Not surprised that Pakistan attacked back.

Iran started first. What were they thinking? They shouldn't have attacked inside Pakistan.
 
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