{"id":60709,"date":"2026-03-05T19:34:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=60709"},"modified":"2026-03-05T20:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:38:58","slug":"pakistan-expresses-serious-concern-over-attacks-targeting-azerbaijan-and-turkiye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-expresses-serious-concern-over-attacks-targeting-azerbaijan-and-turkiye\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Expresses Serious Concern over Attacks Targeting Azerbaijan and Turkiye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60717\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Azerbaijan-Pakistan-Turkiye.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Azerbaijan-Pakistan-Turkiye.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Azerbaijan-Pakistan-Turkiye-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has expressed serious concern over the recent attacks targeting the brotherly countries, Azerbaijan and T\u00fcrkiye. On the other side, Iran says, the drone attacks on Azerbaijan and Turkiye have not been conducted by her forces. Irani officials blame Israel for these strikes as false flag to divert international opinion from aggression on Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a statement today, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tahir Andrabi said that these attacks are in clear violation of international law and the principles of inter-state relations and could push the region toward further escalation.<\/p>\n<p>While reaffirming Pakistan&#8217;s strong solidarity with T\u00fcrkiye and Azerbaijan, he called for restraint and the use of dialogue and diplomacy to maintain regional peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>President Asif Ali Zardari<\/strong> has expressed deep concern over recent reports of missile activity in the region, including projectiles reportedly landing in areas of T\u00fcrkiye and Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<p>The President noted that developments of this nature risk heightening tensions at a time when stability and dialogue are essential, underscoring the fragility of the regional security environment. He said escalation in the region serves no country\u2019s interest and could have wider implications for peace and security.<\/p>\n<p>President Zardari urged all concerned parties to exercise maximum restraint, avoid further escalation and prioritise diplomatic channels to address concerns and differences.<\/p>\n<p>The President underscored that engagement and constructive dialogue remain the most viable path to reducing tensions and safeguarding regional stability.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xdcbc7jidZ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/unbridled-irani-drones-hiting-neighbors-indiscriminately-uncalled-for-nakhchivan-attacked-azerbaijan-lodges-strong-protest\/\">Unbridled Irani Drones Hitting Neighbors Indiscriminately , Uncalled for ! Nakhchivan  Attacked ! Azerbaijan Lodges Strong Protest<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Unbridled Irani Drones Hitting Neighbors Indiscriminately , Uncalled for ! Nakhchivan  Attacked ! Azerbaijan Lodges Strong Protest&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/unbridled-irani-drones-hiting-neighbors-indiscriminately-uncalled-for-nakhchivan-attacked-azerbaijan-lodges-strong-protest\/embed\/#?secret=YmaU8AMV2z#?secret=xdcbc7jidZ\" data-secret=\"xdcbc7jidZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif<\/strong> said , &#8220;We express our serious concern over the recent attacks on the brotherly country of Azerbaijan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan stands firmly with the leadership and people of Azerbaijan and condemns such deplorable actions that risk further escalation and undermine regional peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p>We urge restraint and reiterate the need to de-escalate tensions and pursue dialogue and diplomacy to preserve peace and stability in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister expressed deep concern over the recent attack targeting our brotherly country T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n<p>He said, I join the people of Pakistan in expressing complete solidarity with our brave Turkish brothers and sisters, at this challenging time.<\/p>\n<p>Such reprehensible actions risk further escalation and undermine regional peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p>We call for maximum restraint and emphasize the importance of dialogue and diplomacy to uphold respect for sovereignty and maintain peace and stability in the region.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Turkiye\u2019s Ministry of National Defence said a\u00a0\u2060ballistic missile fired from \u2060Iran towards Turkish airspace\u00a0was destroyed \u2060by NATO air defence systems over \u200cthe eastern Mediterranean after \u2060passing over Syria and Iraq.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Iran\u2019s \u2060armed forces issued a\u00a0statement\u00a0on Thursday denying having fired \u2060any missiles towards Turkish territory.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>President<\/strong> <strong>Ilham<\/strong> <strong>Alliyev<\/strong> of Azerbaijan has sought Iran\u2019s apology after a drone attack targeted the autonomous Nakhchivan exclave, opening yet another front in the ongoing\u00a0war launched by the United States and Israel\u00a0and the retaliation from Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>Alliyev on Thursday said those responsible must be held accountable after Nakhchivan was \u201csubjected to cowardly fire\u201d. Two people were injured in Thursday\u2019s drone attack in the exclave, which borders Iran and Turkiye.<\/p>\n<p>Turkish <strong>President<\/strong> Recep Tayyip <strong>Erdogan<\/strong> said his country was \u201ctaking all the necessary precautions\u201d in consultation with its NATO allies and was issuing \u201cwarnings in the clearest terms to prevent similar incidents from happening again\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Iranian military shared on its social media page that the drone strike in Nakhchivan is a false flag attack most probably from Israeli side.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a call with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov, Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insisted that Tehran was not behind the attack, according to a ministry readout. Araghchi suggested that Israel could be responsible, describing the strike in a statement on Telegram as \u201caimed at diverting public opinion and undermining Iran\u2019s good relations with its neighbours.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xEKGUKpAJH\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/asean-states-concerned-over-sitation-in-middle-east-attacks-on-iran-regrettable-during-dialogue-iranian-retaliatory-attacks-on-arab-countries-unacceptable\/\">ASEAN States Concerned over Sitation in Middle East ! Attacks on Iran Regrettable During Dialogue ! Iranian Retaliatory Attacks on Arab Countries Unacceptable<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;ASEAN States Concerned over Sitation in Middle East ! Attacks on Iran Regrettable During Dialogue ! 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Irani officials blame Israel for these strikes as false flag to divert international opinion from aggression on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[1501,109,197,285,48,2589],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60709"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60709"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60724,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60709\/revisions\/60724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}