Tehran condemns Pakistan attack on border point with Iran
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Jan 18, 2024
Tehran, IRNA -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned Pakistan's attack on a border point in southeastern Iran.
The Iranian foreign ministry has summoned Pakistan's chargé d'affaires to protest against the missile attack, Nasser Kanaani said on Thursday.
Following the missile attack from Pakistan, nine, including three women, four children and two men who had not had Iranian nationality were killed.
After the attack, Pakistan's foreign ministry issued a statement in which it reiterated that the country fully respects territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic.
In the statement read by Pakistani Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra, Pakistan described Iran as a brotherly country and said it continues to endeavor to find joint solution to the question.
The statement reiterated that the Thursday attacks followed Pakistan's security and its national interests.
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