Pakistan fires back at targets in Iran as regional tensions boil

Diplomacy in crisis after Iranian airstrikes send Islamabad 'message' on militants

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Pakistani security officials conduct roadside checks in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on Jan. 17, after Iranian airstrikes against alleged militant bases in the province. © EPA/Jiji

ZIA UR REHMAN, Contributing writer, and TALA TASLIMI, Nikkei staff writer

KARACHI/TEHRAN -- Pakistan on Thursday announced that it carried out strikes inside Iranian territory, as the neighbors waded deeper into a diplomatic crisis over militants within their borders.

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