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Abid Hussain

Pakistan missiles strike Iran in retaliatory bombing as tensions soar

A Pakistani police officer checks a vehicle entering the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad on January 18, 2024 [Aamir Qureishi/AFP]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has hit Iran with what it described as “highly coordinated” military strikes, a little more than 24 hours after Iranian air raids in Balochistan, further raising tensions between the neighbours and sparking fears of a broader conflict.

On Thursday morning, according to a statement from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan conducted what it called an “intelligence-based operation” against hideouts of armed groups in the Sistan-Baluchestan province of Iran.

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