Pakistan threatens Iran with “serious consequences” after two youngsters are killed by missile strikes

Iran attacks Pakistan: On Wednesday, after a barrage of missile and drone strikes that left two children dead and three females injured, Pakistan criticized Iran’s “unprovoked violation of airspace”. Following midnight, the incident was deemed “completely unacceptable” and warned of “serious consequences” in a statement released by the Pakistani Foreign Ministry.

Iran launched significant attacks on Tuesday, claiming that Jaish al-Adl, a terrorist group, had bases in Pakistan. This might worsen already tense conditions in the Middle East, which were sparked by Israel’s attack on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which followed Iran’s launch of parallel operations in Syria and Iraq.

The majority of the Sunni extremist group Jaish al-Adl’s activities are conducted over the border in nuclear-armed Pakistan. Iranian official media said, “These bases were hit and destroyed by missiles and drones,” without offering any other information. Two “important headquarters” of the Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice) in Pakistan were “destroyed,” the Iranian news outlet Tasnim said.

Pakistan expressed concern that the “illegal act” happened in spite of the fact that Iran and Pakistan have multiple established channels of communication, saying that a “strong protest has already been lodged with the concerned senior official in the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran,” as Dawn reported.

Pakistan contacts Iran’s charge d’affaires
The Iranian Charge d’affaires was summoned to Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry to convey the “strongest condemnation of this blatant violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty,” the Foreign Office said, adding that Iran will be fully responsible for the consequences.

The Foreign Office of Pakistan withheld the victims’ whereabouts. Nonetheless, it is thought that the bases were situated in Balochistan.Pakistan has continuously stated that all of the countries in the area are at risk from terrorism and has called for a coordinated response. The statement continued by stating, “Such unilateral acts are not in line with good neighborly relations and can seriously undermine bilateral trust and confidence.”

Last month, at least 11 Iranian police officers were killed in a nighttime attack on a police station in the southeast of Sistan-Baluchestan. According to Iranian media, when Ahmad Vahidi was there, he requested that Pakistan prevent terrorist groups from setting up shop within its borders.

Pakistan’s acting foreign minister, Jalil Abbas Jilani, strongly criticized the terrorist attack and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to cooperating with Iran to eradicate terrorism in a phone discussion with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir Abdollahian.

Why did Iran attack Pakistan?
Since the militant group’s founding in 2012, Tehran has reportedly designated it as a “terrorist” organization, according to Al-Arabiya News. It has a history of repeatedly assaulting Iranian security officers throughout the years. According to Iranian media, an attack on a Sistan-Baluchistan police station resulted in the death of at least 11 police personnel. The group then claimed responsibility for the attack.

Notably, the latest event occurred concurrently with the declaration by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards that, as part of a regional battle, they had begun an operation against the Islamic State in Syria and against “Israeli spy headquarters” in the semi-autonomous Kurdish territory of Iraq. Concerned that Iran’s entrance from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen may exacerbate the Israel-Hamas war, the United States, Iran’s most formidable foe and Israel’s closest ally, was informed about the attacks.