Pakistan’s response sent chilling message to India in wake of Iran tensions: PM
Pakistan has “definitely given a clear message to the entire region including India” through its response to Iranian airspace violation, said Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Thursday.
“[After the airspace violation,] Pakistan has left with no option other than responding to Iran. The response has definitely had a message for India too and the entire region too,” the premier said while speaking to a private news channel on Thursday.
After Iran launched a surprise attack in Balochistan claiming to target a militant outfit last week, Pakistan’s military targeted terrorist hideouts inside the Iranian border on January 18.
Pakistan’s retaliation, however, killed a number of terrorists during the intelligence-based operation — codenamed “Marg Bar Sarmachar”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had said in a statement.
Iran’s attack, which Pakistan’s Foreign Office termed “unprovoked and “unacceptable”, left two children dead and injured three girls, stating that it violated the country’s sovereignty.
PM Kakar gave credit to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir for Islamabad’s response to Tehran. “Despite the prevailing political crisis, the entire nation supported the reaction.”