Seven people, including four children, were killed in air strikes by Pakistan into Iranian territory on Thursday

Islamabad’s military action comes after a missile attack by Tehran targetting an “Iranian terrorist group” killed two children in the southwestern Balochistan province in Pakistan.

Thursday’s attack by Pakistan took place at 9:05 am IST (0335 GMT) and targeted Iranian border village, Ali Reza Marhamati, the deputy governor general of Sistan-Baluchestan province in southeast of Iran, told IRNA.