The ministry reports that the air strike was aimed at terrorist targets in Iran, and that “several terrorists were killed in the attack”. – I can confirm that we have carried out targeted attacks against anti-Pakistani militant groups in Iran, says the Pakistani Foreign Ministry in a press release. The New York Times is informed by a high-ranking Pakistani official that the country has attacked at least seven camps used by Baluchi separatists about five miles inside the border. Baluchis are a people group who live in the border areas between Pakistan, Iran and southern Afghanistan. The authorities in Islamabad then condemned the attack, saying it was a violation of the country’s sovereignty. The attack is said to have taken place in Saravan, not too far from the Pakistani border. In the same message, the Pakistani authorities say that they felt compelled to attack the targets to prevent a possible attack by these militant groups. The semi-official YJC news agency reports that three women and four children, none of them Iranian, have been killed in explosions. Iran also reports explosions The Iranian news agency IRNA also reports that repeated explosions have been heard in Saravan in the Sistan-Balutjustan province in the south-east of Iran. Iranian authorities report that repeated rockets have hit the border town. The attacks on Thursday come after airstrikes carried out by Iran against Islamabad in which two children were killed on Tuesday. The attack is said to have been aimed at a group that is defined as a terrorist organization in Iran, and which is said to be connected to Israel. According to the Iranian authorities themselves, they should have targeted targets associated with the separatist group Jaish ul-Adl, which works for Baloch independence. A police officer checks a car at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. Pakistan said on Thursday that it had carried out attacks against militant targets in Iran Photo: AAMIR QURESHI / AFP Stiff fronts between countries The relationship between Pakistan and Iran has been strained in recent weeks. On Wednesday, Pakistan recalled its ambassador from Tehran after condemning Tuesday’s attack. Pakistani authorities have also prevented Iran’s envoy to Islamabad – who is traveling – from returning to Pakistan.
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