Conflict between Pakistan and Iran

Iran and its neighboring country Pakistan are shooting at each other. There are fatalities on both sides. What is behind this and could this lead to an escalation of the current Middle East conflict? Dieter Herrmann, editor-in-chief of WEEK IN AUSTRALIA, knows the region and has often worked in Afghanistan, which is located between Iran and Pakistan. What is the view of the conflict?

Pakistani activists of Muslim Talba Mahaz (MTM) hold a banner reading in Urdu 'Long Live Pakistan rally against the Iranian attack and alliance of Iran-India-Israel' during a protest against Iranian missile strikes at the Pakistani border village in Balochistan province, in Islamabad, Pakistan, 18 January 2024. Source: EPA / SOHAIL SHAHZAD/EPA/AAP Image