As Islamabad's top military and civilian leadership convened to assess the situation following both nations' reciprocal strikes on militant bases within each other's borders, Pakistan declared on Friday that it did not wish to intensify a confrontation with Iran.
The two nations' tit-for-tat assaults are the most high-profile cross-border incursions in recent memory and have sparked concerns about increased instability in the Middle East since Israel and Hamas' war broke out on October 7.
Iran said Thursday’s strikes killed nine people in a border village on its territory, including four children. Pakistan said the Iranian attack on Tuesday killed two children.
However, both sides have already signaled a desire to cool tensions, although they have had a history of rocky relations.
“Pakistan has no interest or desire in escalation,” the country’s Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani said in a telephone call with his Turkish counterpart.
Meanwhile, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the two nations to exercise maximum restraint. The US also urged restraint although President Joe Biden said the clashes showed that Iran is not well-liked in the region.
The two nations' tit-for-tat assaults are the most high-profile cross-border incursions in recent memory and have sparked concerns about increased instability in the Middle East since Israel and Hamas' war broke out on October 7.
Iran said Thursday’s strikes killed nine people in a border village on its territory, including four children. Pakistan said the Iranian attack on Tuesday killed two children.
However, both sides have already signaled a desire to cool tensions, although they have had a history of rocky relations.
“Pakistan has no interest or desire in escalation,” the country’s Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani said in a telephone call with his Turkish counterpart.
Meanwhile, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the two nations to exercise maximum restraint. The US also urged restraint although President Joe Biden said the clashes showed that Iran is not well-liked in the region.
