"Indian drones continue to be sent into Pakistan airspace...(India) will continue to pay dearly for this naked aggression," military spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said.
Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal's South Asia bureau chief, was beheaded on camera by al-Qaeda affiliated Pakistani terrorists in 2002.
Araqchi's visit to India was pre-planned to attend a joint economic commission between the two countries.
The relationship between India and Pakistan has been fraught with tension since they gained independence from colonial Britain in 1947.
government calls relics 'inalienable religious and cultural heritage' and threatens legal action against auction house.
India said seven of its targets were used by Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, both Islamist groups designated terrorist organizations by the UN Security Council.
Both nations face state-sponsored terror groups that operate among civilians: Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed against India, Hamas and Hezbollah against Israel.
The Indian army said that it did not target Pakistani military facilities in the attack.
The collapse of the Indus Waters Treaty risks plunging South Asia into a hydro-political crisis due to Pakistan’s 'weaponization of a goodwill agreement.'
“We seek de-escalation and urge all parties to exercise restraint and avoid increasing tensions,” Iranian FM Araghchi said.
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