Maybe not the correct thread to ask, but regarding Iran‘s strikes yesterday, will there be a response and how could this look like?
Pakistan should absolutely respond just on the basis of principal alone and going by the Pakistani social media space, that appears to be the demand, this can otherwise become very quickly a huge political liability for the establishment and establishment-backed govt-in-waiting (Nawaz Sharif). Pakistani social media is defacto owned by Imran Khan followers and they are mocking the generals for lack of response in every nook and corner of the internet. The lack of response so far is being contrasted to that of Feb-27 when Imran Khan was in power and India got slapped around in broad daylight in every sense of the word.
Plenty of BLA terrorist targets to choose from in border regions on Iran side. So a response can be formulated with path of de-escalation.
Pakistan may not be a prosperous country but it can certainly be a hugely problematic country for hostile actors(regardless of their size, military or economic prowess, of which Iran is relatively nothing) in it's neighborhood, just ask the Americans, Soviets, Indians and Afghans.
