Pakistan’s foreign ministry announced on Wednesday that Iran had carried out a “illegal” bombing that resulted in the deaths of two children and the injuries of three others. It also said that Tehran’s top diplomat had been called to Islamabad to express concern over the “unprovoked violation of its airspace”.
Although the strike’s location was not specified in the statement, some Pakistani social media accounts posted about explosions in the province of Balochistan, where the two nations’ sparsely populated 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) border is shared.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry issued a statement saying, “This violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty is completely unacceptable and can have serious consequences.”
The strike that occurred late on Tuesday, according to the statement, “resulted in the death of two innocent children while injuring three girls”.
Iran did not immediately provide a statement.
Though official forces on both sides rarely interact, Tehran and Islamabad regularly accuse one another of enabling extremists to operate from the other’s territory to commit strikes.
“It is even more concerning that this illegal act has taken place despite the existence of several channels of communication between Pakistan and Iran,” the foreign ministry of Pakistan stated.
“Pakistan has consistently stated that terrorism poses a threat to all nations in the region and calls for concerted response.
“Such unilateral acts are not in conformity with good neighbourly relations and can seriously undermine bilateral trust and confidence.”