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Abid Hussain

Will Pakistan retaliate against ‘unacceptable’ Iran air attacks?

Pakistan and Iran share a border of roughly 900km (559 miles) that is often tense, with each side accusing the other of sheltering groups hostile to their interests [Naseer Ahmed/Reuters]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Iran’s air attacks on Tuesday night inside Pakistani territory in the southwestern province of Balochistan threaten to pull Islamabad into a broader regional conflict, analysts warn, less than a month before national elections.

The bombings, which Iran said were aimed at the armed group Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice), resulted in the death of at least two children while injuring three more, according to a statement by the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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