Pakistan warns Iran after missile attack

International Desk: Two children were killed and three others were injured in Pakistan's missile attack by Iran. Iran carried out this attack in Balochistan province of the country.

Pakistan has warned Iran of "severe consequences" after the attack. Tehran's top diplomat stationed in Islamabad has also been summoned after Wednesday's attack. News from AFP. According to the report, two children were killed and three others were injured in the "unlawful" attack by Iran, Pakistan's foreign ministry said early on Wednesday.

At the same time, the country has summoned Tehran's top diplomat posted in Islamabad to protest the violation of Pakistan's airspace. Meanwhile, in a statement issued by Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson early Wednesday, Islamabad sounded alarm, saying the incident could have "serious consequences" and was "totally unacceptable." The statement did not say where the attack took place, but various Pakistani social media accounts reported the blast in Balochistan province. There is a sparsely populated border of about 1,000 km (620 mi) between the two countries.

Pakistan's foreign ministry said in a statement, "This violation of Pakistan's sovereignty is completely unacceptable and its consequences could be dire." The Foreign Ministry also said that "two innocent children died and three girls were injured" in the attack on Tuesday night. However, there was no immediate comment from Iran.

Tehran and Islamabad often accuse each other of allowing militants to launch attacks from the other's territory. However, such attacks or conflicts between the government forces of both countries are quite rare. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan said, "This attack by Iran is more worrying. Because this illegal attack happened despite different channels of communication between Pakistan and Iran.

The ministry also said, "Pakistan has always maintained that terrorism is a common threat to all countries in the region, which requires concerted action." Such unilateral attacks are incompatible with good neighborly relations and can seriously damage bilateral trust and confidence. Iran's foreign ministry did not immediately comment on the matter.

Earlier on Tuesday, Iran's state media reported that two bases of the Baloch militant group Jaish al-Adal were attacked with missiles in Pakistan. The attack came a day after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched missile attacks on various installations in Iraq and Syria. According to the news agency Reuters, this militant group called Jaish al-Adal has previously carried out several attacks on Iranian security forces in the border area with Pakistan.

Iranian state media reported that these bases were destroyed by missile and drone attacks, without giving details. Apart from this, the country's Noornews, which is affiliated with Iran's top security agency, said that the targets of the attacks are located in Pakistan's Balochistan province.