PESHAWAR: Pakistan and Azerbaijan called for de-escalation in the region on Friday amid intensifying attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States, a day after drone strikes targeted civilians in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan exclave. The appeal came during a telephone conversation between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, according to an official statement, as tensions across the Middle East and the Gulf region continue to rise. The call followed drone attacks on Thursday that wounded four people in Nakhchivan, an Azerbaijani exclave bordering Iran.

President Ilham Aliyev says drone strikes are "act of terror" as he places armed forces on high alert.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday expressed solidarity with Azerbaijan after drone attacks wounded four people in the country, urging de-escalation…

Two Iranian drones struck Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan region on Thursday, raising fears of an expansion of hostilities in the South Caucasus, as Baku maintains close ties with Israel.

PESHAWAR: Pakistan and Azerbaijan called for de-escalation in the region on Friday amid intensifying attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States, a day after drone strikes…