Tehran/Islamabad, Jan 17: Iranian local media has reported that two important bases of the terrorist group Jaish al-Adl were destroyed in Pakistan during the missile attack. These two important bases housing Jaish ul-Adl terror group were targeted and destroyed by missiles and drones earlier today on Tuesday, Mehr News reported. Some other local media in Iran say that the targeted bases were located in an area called Kuhe Sabz in Balochistan province of Pakistan, where one of the largest bases of the Jaish ul-Adl terrorist group is.
Pakistan says two children were killed and three others injured in strikes by neighbouring Iran on Tuesday, the BBC reported. Iran said it targeted two bases linked to the militant group Jaish al-Adl, according to a news agency affiliated with the country’s military. But Pakistan rejected this, calling it an “illegal act” that could lead to “serious consequences”.
Pakistan is the third country, after Iraq and Syria, to be hit by an Iranian attack within the last few days, the BBC reported. A missile attack by Iran on Pakistan is near-unprecedented.
Tuesday’s strike hit a village the vast south-western province of Balochistan, which borders the two countries. In a strongly worded statement, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the “unprovoked violation of its airspace by Iran”.
It called the incident “completely unacceptable”, adding that it was “even more concerning that this illegal act has taken place despite the existence of several channels of communication between Pakistan and Iran”.
Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran
Pakistan on Wednesday recalled its ambassador to Iran and suspended all high-level planned bilateral visits in the coming days, hours after Tehran launched an unprecedented missile and drone strikes on what it said were terrorist bases of a Sunni militant group in the restive Balochistan province.
Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Baloch in a statement read out to the media also said that the Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan who is currently visiting Iran may not return to Islamabad for the time being. Pakistan also reserves the right to retaliate to the provocation by Iran, she said. (Agencies)
