Pakistan and Iran have agreed to enhance security cooperation following deadly airstrikes by both countries earlier this month. The airstrikes, which resulted in the deaths of at least 11 individuals, have escalated tensions between the two neighboring nations. In an effort to deescalate the situation, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian held talks with his Pakistani counterpart, Jalil Abbas Jilani, in Islamabad. Amirabdollahian also met with Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul-Haq-Kakar.
The airstrikes occurred on January 17 when Iran targeted alleged hideouts of the anti-Iran Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl in Pakistan's Baluchistan province. Tehran claimed the strikes were in response to threats posed by the militant group, while Pakistan reported casualties, including the deaths of two children and injuries to three others. In retaliation, Pakistan launched airstrikes against alleged militant hideouts in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province, resulting in the deaths of at least nine individuals. Islamabad stated that it was targeting Baluch militant groups with separatist goals.
