Pakistan Strikes Back at Iran, Tensions Soar with Diplomatic Fallout"

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 In a dramatic escalation of hostilities, the Pakistani military executed a series of meticulously planned retaliatory strikes inside Iran, marking a swift response to Iran's missile and drone attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan province just two days prior.

The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Thursday, describing the morning operation as "highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes against terrorist hideouts in Sistan-o-Baluchistan province of Iran." Codenamed "Marg Bar Sarmachar," the intelligence-based operation claimed the lives of several terrorists.

However, Iranian media reported a tragic consequence of the retaliatory strikes, with four non-Iranian children losing their lives as missiles hit a village in the Sistan-Baluchistan province, which shares its border with Pakistan.

The initial strikes by Iran had already strained diplomatic relations between the two nations, prompting a significant response from Pakistan. Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the spokesperson for Pakistan's Foreign Office, asserted the country's right to retaliate and announced the decision to recall its ambassador from Iran. Additionally, it was stated that the Iranian ambassador to Pakistan, currently in Iran, might not return for the foreseeable future.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Jalil Abbas Jilani, conveyed to his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, that the recent attack had severely damaged the ties between the two nations. This exchange follows Iran's targeted strikes on two bases of the Balochi militant group Jaish al Adl in the border town of Panjgur in Pakistan's Balochistan province earlier in the week.

As the situation unfolds, the international community closely watches the rapidly deteriorating relations between Pakistan and Iran, with concerns rising about the potential for further escalation and the impact on regional stability.

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