Pakistan Recalls Envoy From Iran After ‘Unprovoked’ Missile Strikes

Pakistan Recalls Envoy From Iran After ‘Unprovoked’ Missile Strikes
A car leaves the district headquarter hospital (DHQ) in Panjgur town of Balochistan Province on Jan. 17, 2024. Banaras Khan/AFP via Getty Images
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ISLAMABAD—Pakistan recalled its ambassador from neighbouring Iran on Wednesday to protest a “blatant breach” of its sovereignty after Tehran said it launched missile strikes on terrorist bases in southwestern Pakistan.

Iran’s foreign minister said it hit terrorists in “missile and drone” strikes. State media said Iranian missiles targeted two bases of the Sunni Muslim group Jaish al-Adl, designated a “foreign terrorist organisation” by the U.S. State Department.