Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that an Iranian strike on Pakistani territory resulted in the tragic deaths of two children. The ministry strongly condemned the attack, labeling it an “unprovoked violation” of Pakistan’s airspace and sovereignty. According to the statement, the strike also injured three girls, though the exact location of the incident was not specified.
The Foreign Ministry warned that this breach of sovereignty is entirely unacceptable and could lead to serious consequences, holding Iran responsible for any ensuing repercussions.
In response to the incident, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry summoned Tehran’s top diplomat in Islamabad to formally protest the attack. While Iran has not yet issued an official comment, the Iranian news agency Tasnim, linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported that Iran had conducted missile and drone strikes in Pakistan targeting Jaish al-Adl, a militant group opposed to Tehran. The strikes reportedly hit two key Jaish al-Adl headquarters in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
These attacks in Pakistan occurred a day after the IRGC launched missiles into Iraq’s Kurdistan region at an alleged Israeli spy headquarters and targeted ISIS-linked sites in Syria.
Jaish al-Adl, established in 2012 and designated as a terrorist organization by Tehran, is a Sunni militant group active in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province, which borders both Afghanistan and Pakistan. The group, advocating for the rights and better living conditions of ethnic Baluchis in Iran, has been responsible for numerous attacks on Iranian security forces.
In a recent incident, Jaish al-Adl claimed an attack on a police station in Sistan-Baluchistan that resulted in the deaths of at least 11 Iranian policemen. The province, one of Iran’s poorest and predominantly inhabited by Sunni ethnic Baluchis, has experienced frequent clashes between Iranian security forces, Sunni militants, and drug smugglers.
