Pakistan-Iran border tensions: A timeline
Al Jazeera
The Iranian missile attacks on Pakistan are only the latest incident of tension along their border.
Pakistan and Iran stand at the verge of a breakdown in diplomatic ties after an Iranian missile attack on Pakistan that killed two children and injured three others on Tuesday night. On Wednesday, Pakistan recalled its ambassador from Tehran after denouncing the attack, and barred Iran’s envoy to Islamabad — who is travelling — from returning to Pakistan.
Islamabad accused Iran of violating Pakistani airspace. and Iranian state media said missiles targeted two bases of armed group Jaish al-Adl.
But while the rhetoric from Islamabad points to a growing crisis sparked by the Iranian attacks, the two countries have frequently had to navigate tensions along their 900km-long (559-mile) volatile border.
Here is a recap of a few past instances of violence, some of which have soured the diplomatic relationship between the neighbours:
