Pakistan hits separatist ‘hideouts’ in retaliatory strikes against Iran
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Shah Meer Baloc from World news | The Guardian on (#6HYEN)
Drone and missile attacks in Sistan and Balochistan province come after Iran struck sites inside Pakistan
Pakistan has launched retaliatory strikes against militants in Iran in response to attacks by Tehran that targeted sites within Pakistan's borders, heightening fears of further instability across the Middle East and surrounding region.
A statement by Pakistan's foreign office early on Thursday said it had undertaken a series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes against terrorist hideouts" in the Sistan and Balochistan province of Iran, adding that a number of terrorists were killed during the intelligence-based operation".
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