Pakistan on early Thursday morning struck the hideouts of outlawed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) in Iran – a move that came in response to the earlier provocative Iranian cross-border strike.
The Pakistani forces, however, didn’t target any military installation or civilians during the retaliatory action named “Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar” and limited their action to the terrorist organisations which are operating in Balochistan while using the Iranian territory.
In this connection, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said Pakistan started carrying out a series of strikes in Sistan-Baluchistan – a province in Iran that borders Pakistan – on Thursday morning in a coordinated and systematic manner.
Several terrorists were killed in the action, she said, adding that Pakistan would continue taking all the necessary steps for the safety and security of Pakistanis.
Also, Pakistan decided to recall its ambassador from Iran and suspend all high-level visits following the unprovoked violation of its airspace by Iran on Tuesday night.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, in a televised press statement, said Pakistan had also conveyed that the Iranian ambassador to Pakistan, who was currently visiting Iran, might not return for the time being.
“We have conveyed this message to the Iranian government. We have also informed them that Pakistan has decided to recall its ambassador from Iran and that the Iranian ambassador to Pakistan who is currently visiting Iran may not return for the time being,” the spokesperson remarked.
