On January 18, the Pakistani armed forces struck at “anti-Pakistani militant groups” based in Iran, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. “This morning Pakistan undertook a series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes against terrorist hideouts in Siestan-o-Baluchistan province of Iran. A number of terrorists were killed during the Intelligence-based operation – codenamed Marg Bar Sarmachar,” the statement says. According to the ministry, these attacks are a manifestation of Pakistan’s “unflinching resolve to protect and defend its natio…