In January 2024, Pakistan and Iran fired missiles to the territory of the other in a military escalation letter among the neighbors.
However, 17 months later, after Israel attacked Iran with attacks in the nuclear facilities of the liter, and murdered multiple Iranian generals and nuclear scientists, Pakistan quickly condemned Israeli action.
Islamabad described the Israeli strikes as violations of the territorial sovereignty of Iran and the theme labeled “shameless provocations”.
“The international community and the United Nations have the responsibility of defending international law, stopping this aggression immediately and holding the aggressor for their actions,” said Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on June 13.
As Israeli attacks against Iran, and Tehran retaliation attacks enter their sixth day, the deepest conflict is causing fears in Islamabad, they say analysts, rooted in their complex ties with Tehran and the even greater restlessness before the perspective of the aerial influence of the Israeli military that extend near the border of the Parkist.
The human cost of the Israel-Iran conflict in the energetic is growing. Irael’s attacks have already led to more than 220 deaths, with more than a thousand people injured. In retaliation, Iran has launched hundreds of missiles into the Israeli territory, resulting in more than 20 deaths and damage to extensive property.
While Pakistan, who shares a 905 km border (562 miles) with Iran through his southwest province of Baluchistan, has expressed firm support for Tehran, has also closed five border crossings in Baluchistan as of June 15.
More than 500 Pakistani citizens, mainly pilgrims and students, have returned from Iran in recent days.
“On Monday, we had 45 students who were looking for in several Iranian institutions returned to Pakistan. Almost 500 pilgrims also returned through Taftan’s border crossing,” said Taftan’s assistant commissioner, Naem Ahmed,
Taftan is a neighboring border city Iran, located in the district of Chaghi in Baluchistan, which is famous for its hills where Pakistan performed its nuclear tests in 1998, as well as for the known deposits of the Reko Diq and Saindak mines.
In the heart of the decision to try to seal the border is Pakistan’s concern for security in Baluchistan, which, in turn, is influenced by their ties with Iran, experts say.
A complex story
Pakistan and Iran have accused or have housed armed groups responsible for cross -border attacks against their territories.
The most recent outbreak occurred in January 2024, when Iran launched missile attacks to the province of Baluchistan of Pakistan, claiming to aim the separatist group Jaish Al-Adl.
Pakistan retaliates in 24 hours, hitting what they said were hide and separatists of Baloch within the Iranian territory.
On Monday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ishaq Dar, went to Parliament, emphasizing how Pakistan had been talking to Iran and suggesting that Islamabad was willing to play a diplomatic role to help negotiate the end of military hostilities between.
“Iran’s Foreign Minister [Abbas Araghchi] He told me that if Israel does not carry out another attack, they are prepared to return to the negotiating table, “Dar said.” We have transmitted this message to another country, which there is still time to stop Israel. ”
The Minister of State of the Interior, Talal Chaudhry, told that other nations needed to do more to press for a fire.
“We believe we are playing our role, but the world must also fulfill its duty. Syria, Libya, Iraq – the wars devastated them. It has taken to the emergence of Isis [ISIL]. We hope this is not repeated, “he added.
Fahd Humayun, assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Tufts and a visiting research academic at Stanford, said that any Pakistani bet on diplomatic impulse for peace would be helped by the fact that the president’s administration in United Trump, Argay in United Trump. Negotiations instead of war.
But Uumer Karim, a Middle East researcher at the University of Birmingham, suggested that despite all public rhetoric, Pakistan would be cautious about listing too much in the conflict at a time when he is trying to claim everything.
“I doubt that Pakistan has the ability or will to mediate in this conflict, but it definitely depends on relaxing as soon as possible,” he said.
Fears of Israeli aerial superiority
Baloch’s armed groups and the perspective of an influx of refugees are not the only concerns that probably concern Pakistan, experts say.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has affirmed that his Air Force has control over the skies of Tehran. And although both Israel and Iran continue to hit the territory of others, Pakistan, which does not collect Israel and considers him a jury enemy, he will not do it because Israeli influence on Iranian airspace to grow and crawl to the border of Iran-Pakistan.
“Pakistan is also avers to Israel by achieving a complete aerial superiority and control or an Iranian airspace, since it would be the current security status Quo on the western flank of Pakistan,” said Karim, scholar of the University of Birmingham,