Pakistan accused Iran of carrying out “illegal” airstrikes on its territory yesterday that killed two children and injured three others.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said it summoned the Iranian representative to Islamabad to protest against “an unjustified violation of its airspace.” “This violation of Pakistan's sovereignty is completely unacceptable and may have serious consequences,” the ministry warned in a statement, saying that the attack on Pakistani territory “resulted in the death of two innocent children and the wounding of three girls.” Islamabad's statement did not specify where the Iranian attack took place, but several Pakistani social media accounts reported explosions in Balochistan province, where the two countries share a nearly 1,000-kilometer-long border. The Iranian authorities have not yet commented. Tehran and Islamabad often accuse each other of allowing rebel groups to launch attacks from their respective territories, but official forces from both countries rarely intervene. “What is even more worrying is that this illegal act took place despite the existence of multiple communication channels between Pakistan and Iran,” the ministry added. “Pakistan has always insisted that terrorism is a common threat to all countries in the region and requires coordinated action. Such unilateral actions are not in line with good neighborly relations and can seriously undermine bilateral trust,” he stressed in the Islamabad statement.
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