UN Chief ‘deeply involved’ over Iran and Pakistan tensions, calls for restraint

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Pakistan’s army motion comes after it condemned Tuesday’s strike by Iran, which it mentioned killed two kids and injured three ladies.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres mentioned that he’s “deeply concerned” in regards to the trade of army strikes between Iran and Pakistan. He referred to as on each nations to train most restraint to keep away from an additional escalation of tensions.

According to a press release launched by UN Chief Stephane Dujarric, Antonio Guterres mentioned, “The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the recent exchange of military strikes between Iran and Pakistan, which have reportedly caused casualties on both sides.” “He urges both countries to exercise maximum restraint to avoid a further escalation of tensions,” he added. 

Antonio Guterres underlined that every one safety issues between Iran and Pakistan should be addressed by “peaceful means” via dialogue and cooperation, in accordance with the ideas of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and good neighbourly relations. 

Pakistan mentioned on Thursday that it has launched missile strikes into Iran and that “a number of terrorists were killed during the intelligence-based operation,” codenamed “Marg Bar Sarmachar.” 

Pakistan’s army motion comes after it condemned Tuesday’s strike by Iran, which it mentioned killed two kids and injured three ladies. 

In a press release, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) mentioned that it had undertaken a collection of “highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes against terrorist hideouts” within the Siestan-o-Baluchistan province of Iran.”A number of terrorists were killed during the intelligence-based operation codenamed “Marg Bar Sarmachar,” it said.

The Pakistan Foreign Ministry said that in its engagements with Iran over the last several years, Pakistan has consistently shared its serious concerns about the safe havens and sanctuaries enjoyed by Pakistani-origin terrorists who called themselves “Sarmachars” on the ungoverned spaces inside Iran. 

Pakistan said it also shared multiple dossiers with concrete evidence of the presence and activities of these terrorists. “However, due to an absence of motion on our critical issues, these so-called Sarmachars continued to spill the blood of harmless Pakistanis with impunity. This morning’s motion was taken in gentle of credible intelligence of impending large-scale terrorist actions by these so-called Sarmachars,” Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry stated.

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Pakistan’s drone attack on non-Iranian villagers on the border of the two nations, calling it “unbalanced and unacceptable.”

It said Iran adheres to the policy of “good neighbourliness and brotherhood” between two nations and does not allow enemies to strain the ties between Tehran and Islamabad.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran condemns Pakistan’s unbalanced and unacceptable drone assault on non-Iranian villagers on the border of the 2 international locations,” the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

“At the identical time, the Islamic Republic of Iran adheres to the coverage of fine neighbourliness and brotherhood between the 2 nations and the 2 governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan. It doesn’t enable enemies to pressure the amicable and brotherly relations of Tehran and Islamabad,” it added.

On Tuesday, Iran attacked the headquarters of a terrorist group opposed to Tehran with drones and missiles in Pakistan, Al Arabiya News reported citing Tasnim news agency. Two “vital headquarters” of Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice) in Pakistan were “destroyed,” Al Arabiya News reported citing Tasnim News Agency.

The strikes were concentrated in an area in Pakistan’s Balochistan where “one of many largest headquarters” of Jaish al-Adl was located, the report said.

Formed in 2012, Jaish al-Adl, designated as a “terrorist” organization by Iran, is a Sunni terrorist group that operates in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, Al Arabiya News reported.Over the years, Jaish al-Adl has launched numerous attacks on Iranian security forces, Al Arabiya News reported. In December, Jaish al-Adl took responsibility for an attack on a police station in Sistan-Balochistan that claimed the lives of at least 11 police personnel.

Iran’s strikes in Pakistan came after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched missiles into Iraq’s Kurdistan region at what it called an Israeli “spy headquarters” and at alleged ISIS-linked targets in Syria, the report mentioned.