Pakistan launches strikes inside Iran against militant targets

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Open this photo in gallery: Youth activists of Muslim Talba Mahaz shout slogans during a protest against Iranian air strikes, in Islamabad on January 18, 2024.FAROOQ NAEEM/Getty Images Pakistan conducted strikes inside Iran on Thursday, targeting separatist Balochi militants, the Pakistani foreign ministry said, two days after Tehran said it attacked the bases of another group within Pakistani territory. The neighbours have had rocky ties in the past, but the strikes are the highest-profile cross-border intrusion in recent years, for which Tehran has demanded an explanation, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said. Iranian media said several missiles hit a village...