The Middle East, a region long fraught with conflict, witnesses yet another escalation as Pakistan launches airstrikes against Iran. These retaliatory strikes follow Tehran’s earlier attacks, intensifying the discord between these nations. The strikes tragically claimed at least nine lives, including women and children, in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan provinces. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry asserts these […]
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