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Islamabad: The Pakistan Air Force conducted retaliatory airstrikes on Thursday, targeting alleged Baloch separatist camps within Iranian territory, as reported by various media outlets. The strikes were purportedly aimed at hideouts housing Baloch militants wanted by Pakistan. This military response followed Tehran's assertion of utilizing "precision missile and drone strikes" a day earlier, claiming to have destroyed two significant headquarters of Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice) in Pakistan. Pakistan swiftly denounced the violation of its sovereignty as "completely unacceptable," issuing a stern warning of serious consequences. Salman Masood, Editor of a local Pakistani daily and correspondent for The New York Times, reported on Wednesday that the Pakistan Air Force had carried out airstrikes on Baloch separatist camps inside Iran. This action was in direct response to Iran's claim of targeting militants within Pakistani territory—a claim rejected by Pakistan, which cited civilian casualties. https://twitter.com/salmanmasood/status/1747811468853006837? [https://twitter.com/salmanmasood/status/1747811468853006837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1747811468853006837%7Ctwgr%5E4f65c10c72f80a54c9ef4d9162c0c4f7b67e27ee%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aninews.in%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Fpakistan-military-conducts-retaliatory-strikes-against-iran-reports20240118093328] Simultaneously, another Pakistani local daily reported that hideouts of Baloch militants wanted by Pakistan had indeed been targeted in Iran. Pakistan's caretaker Foreign Minister, Jalil Abbas Jilani, emphasized in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, that Iran's January 16 attack inside Pakistani territory cons ...
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