The January 16, 2024, missile and drone strike by Iran against alleged sanctuaries of Jaish
al-Adl inside Pakistan’s province of Baluchistan provoked a short crisis between
Islamabad and Tehran, culminating in retaliation by Pakistan on January 18, 2024. The
lack of close coordination on their shared frontier, amidst severe issues of drug trafficking
from Afghanistan, terrorism in Baluchistan, and Iranian concerns about infiltration,