Iran strikes Balochi ‘militant bases’ in Pakistan | Pak warns of consequences | Oneindia News
Iran launched attacks in Pakistan on Tuesday, targeting what they claimed were bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl. The strikes have raised concerns and escalated tensions in a region already dealing with Israel's conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Pakistan condemned the attacks, stating that they resulted in the tragic death of two children and injuries to three others, characterising the incident as an "unprovoked violation" of its airspace.
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00:00 Iran launched attacks in Pakistan on Tuesday, targeting what they claimed were bases for
00:10 the militant group Jaish-e-Adl.
00:13 The strikes have raised concerns and escalated tensions in a region already dealing with
00:18 Israel's conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
00:21 Pakistan condemned the attacks, stating that they resulted in the tragic death of two children
00:26 and injuries to three others, characterising the incident as an unprovoked violation of
00:31 its airspace.
00:33 After the announcement from Iran about the attacks in Pakistan, confusion ensued as state
00:37 media reports on the incident disappeared.
00:40 The attack inside nuclear-armed Pakistan by Iran has the potential to strain relations
00:44 between the two countries, which have historically viewed each other with suspicion despite maintaining
00:49 diplomatic ties.
00:51 This attack follows recent Iranian strikes in Iraq and Syria occurring less than a day
00:56 earlier, as Tehran responds aggressively to a dual suicide bombing earlier in the month.
01:01 The bombing, claimed by the Sunni militant group Islamic State, resulted in the tragic
01:05 loss of over 90 lives.
01:08 Iran's state-run IRNA news agency and state television report the use of missiles and
01:14 drones in the strikes conducted in Pakistan.
01:17 Press TV, the English-language arm of Iranian state television, attributed the attack to
01:21 Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
01:25 Jaish-e-Ladl, also known as the Army of Justice, is a Sunni militant group founded in 2012
01:31 primarily operating across the border in Pakistan.
01:34 The group has been responsible for claiming bombings and abducting Iranian border police
01:38 in the past.
01:39 While Iran has engaged in border skirmishes against these militants, launching a missile
01:44 and drone attack on Pakistan is unprecedented for Iran.
01:47 Iranian reports described the strikes as taking place in the mountains of Pakistan's Balochistan
01:52 province.
01:53 Pakistan's foreign ministry issued a strong-worded rebuke of the strikes.
01:59 Pakistan strongly condemns the unprovoked violation of its airspace by Iran which resulted
02:04 in the death of two innocent children while injuring three girls, the statement read.
02:08 This violation of Pakistan's sovereignty is completely unacceptable and can have serious
02:14 consequences.
02:15 It added, "Pakistan has always said terrorism is a common threat to all countries in the
02:19 region that requires coordinated action.
02:22 Such unilateral acts are not in conformity with good neighborly relations and can seriously
02:28 undermine bilateral trust and confidence."
02:32 Two Pakistan security officials reported that the Iranian strikes damaged a mosque in Balochistan's
02:37 Panjgur district, approximately 50 km inside Pakistan from the Iranian border.
02:41 The officials requested anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to journalists.
02:46 Interestingly, the attack occurred while Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met
02:51 with Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haqqakar on the sidelines of the World Economic
02:56 Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
02:59 The content of their discussions was not immediately clear.
03:02 In a separate development, Iran launched missiles into northern Syria, targeting the Islamic
03:07 State group, and into Iraq, hitting what it described as an Israeli spy headquarters near
03:12 the U.S. consulate compound in Erbil.
03:15 Iraq condemned these attacks as a blatant violation of its sovereignty and recalled
03:19 its ambassador from Tehran, particularly after the strikes resulted in civilian casualties.
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