Pakistan\u2019s top military and civilian leaders are conducting a national security review over the standoff with Iran after the neighbouring countries targeted each other with missile strikes that have raised fears of further instability in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar called the meeting on Friday, a day after the nuclear-armed nation launched strikes on the hideouts of armed groups in Iran\u2019s Sistan-Baluchestan province, killing at least nine people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan\u2019s action followed Iran\u2019s air raids against the armed group Jaish al-Adl in Pakistan\u2019s southwestern border province of Balochistan, in which two people died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A security official said the chief of army staff and head of the intelligence services were attending the meeting, the Agence France-Presse news agency reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kakar cut short his visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, following the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al Jazeera\u2019s Osama Bin Javaid, reporting from Islamabad, said the attendees will discuss the fallout of what is happening in the southern part of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese areas are problem areas for both Pakistan and Iran, and proxies aligned to both countries have been operating in this region for years now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“They have carried out tit-for-tat attacks against each other, but the recent developments are unusual as both countries militaries are involved this time around, using ballistic missiles, drones and heavy ammunitions against each other,\u201d our correspondent said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut in the last 24 hours, things seem to have calmed down as there have been no more attacks by either side,\u201d he reported, adding that the two countries are now trading diplomatic messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Source: AlJazeera)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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