Pakistan condemns Iran’s attack on militant bases in Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned the unprovoked violation of its airspace by Iran which it claimed resulted in death of two innocent children while injuring three girls.
This violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty is completely unacceptable and can have serious consequences, a statement issued by the Foreign Office Spokesperson said.
“It is even more concerning that this illegal act has taken place despite the existence of several channels of communication between Pakistan and Iran,” the statement added.
The spokesperson said Pakistan’s strong protest has already been lodged with the concerned senior official in the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran.
The statement maintained the Iranian Charge d’affaires has been called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to convey the strongest condemnation of this blatant violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and that the responsibility for the consequences will lie squarely with Iran.
“Pakistan has always said terrorism is a common threat to all countries in the region that requires coordinated action,” it said, adding that such unilateral acts are not in conformity with good neighbourly relations and can seriously undermine bilateral trust and confidence.
Iran launched attacks in Pakistan targeting what it described as bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl in the border town of Panjgur in Balochistan, the Iranian state media reported.
“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”, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency said.
It further reported that the “focal point of this operation was the region known as Kouh-Sabz (green mountain)” in Balochistan.
Jaish al-Adl has previously mounted attacks on Iranian security forces in the border area with Pakistan. The attack came a day after Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards attacked targets in Iraq and Syria with missiles.