Pakistan Recalls Envoy From Iran After ‘Unprovoked’ Missile Strikes

Published on January 17, 2024

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan recalled its ambassador from neighbouring Iran on Wednesday to protest a “blatant breach” of its sovereignty after Tehran said it launched missile strikes on terrorist bases in southwestern Pakistan. Iran’s foreign minister said it hit terrorists in “missile and drone” strikes. State media said Iranian missiles targeted two bases of the Sunni Muslim group Jaish al-Adl, designated a “foreign terrorist organisation” by the U.S. State Department. Pakistan said a violation of its airspace resulted in the deaths of two children but has not confirmed the nature of the violation, or the location of the strikes. Only terrorists were hit, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said in Davos, Switzerland, where he was attending the World Economic Forum, alleging those targeted were linked to Israel....

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