The situation along the Pakistan-Iran border in the broader conflict has been largely overlooked.
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THE intensifying Yemeni Houthi
strikes on Saudi Arabia have triggered a debate over the
possible activation of the Makkah accord. Statements and clarifications about possible and emerging scenarios are coming from all stakeholders.
But a recent incident in Saravan county in Sistan-Baluchestan, close to the Pakistan border, has also drawn attention to the Iran-Pakistan border region. This has broadened the debate over the Gulf region’s security and evolving geopolitics, and Pakistan’s role in it.
The incident was reported on Sept 12, when heavy fighting between Iranian security forces and unidentified gunmen spread across parts of Saravan, with reports of attacks on military vehicles and dozens of security personnel killed or wounded. Although the identity of the armed group is not yet clear, some analysts have attributed the attack to Jaish al-Adl or the People’s Fighters Front, an alliance of several groups, reportedly including Jaish al-Adl.