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Land border crossings of Pakistan

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This is a list of the land border crossings of Pakistan with its four neighbours, namely Afghanistan, China, India and Iran.

Afghanistan

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Chaman border crossing

Land

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There are eight official border crossings and trade terminals between Afghanistan and Pakistan, although there are also numerous unofficial and illegal border crossings used by locals, smugglers and terrorists. However the Pakistani government is trying to stop cross-border infiltration by constructing the Afghanistan–Pakistan barrier.

Border crossings with Afghanistan
# Crossing Opened Province Road Purpose Status
1 Angur Ada[1] 23.09.2020 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Paktika Angoor Ada-Urgun Road Trade Operational
2 Badini[2] 22.09.2020 Balochistan, Pakistan Balochistan-Zabul Trade Operational
3 Chaman[3] 14.8.1947 Balochistan, Pakistan Balochistan-Kandahar N-25-A75 Miscellaneous Operational
4 Ghulam Khan[4] 23.08.2020 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Khost Ghulam Khan-Khost Road Miscellaneous Operational
5 Kharlachi[5] 12.07.2020 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Paktia Shingak Road-Paktia Road Trade Operational
6 Torkham[6] 14.8.1947 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Nangarhar N-5-Torkham-Jalalabad Road Miscellaneous Operational
7 Arandu 27.5.2022 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Kunar Drosh-Jalalabad Road Trade Operational
8 Bin Shahi 27.5.2022 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Kunar Trade Operational

Rail

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  • Currently there is no operational railway crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan, However Pakistan Railways was planning to lay new railway track between two countries to boost business activities.[7]

China

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The Khunjerab Pass border crossing between China and Pakistan

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Border crossings with China
# Crossing Opened Province Road Purpose Status
1 Khunjerab Pass Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit-Baltistan Karakoram Highway Miscellaneous

Proposed

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  • A border crossing near Mustagh Pass has been proposed as an alternative CPEC route in order to shorten the route to China, which would also connect AJ&K.[8][9]

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India

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Land

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Currently, there is only one fully-fledged international border crossing open between India and Pakistan: the Wagah-Attari border. It is famous for its Wagah border ceremony which take place every evening. Moreover, the Kartarpur Corridor serves Indian pilgrims, who are able to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur visa-free.

Border crossings with India
# Crossing Opened Province Counterpart Road Purpose Status
1 Wagah Punjab Attari G.T Road - NH 3 Miscellaneous
2 Kartarpur Corridor 09.11.2019 Dera Baba Nanak Guru Nanak Highway - NH 354-B Religious tourism for Indian citizens to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib
5 Ganda Singh Wala (Kasur)[11] Hussainiwala Firozpur Road - NH 5 Miscellaneous

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Iran

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Road

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# Crossing Counterpart Road Province Opened Purpose Status
1 Taftan[12] Mirjaveh N-40 - Road 84 Balochistan, Pakistan Balochistan-Sistan Balochistan Miscellaneous Operational
2 Gabd (Gwadar)[13] Chabahar (Rimdan) N-10 - Bahukalat Protected Area Road 20.12.2020 Miscellaneous Operational
3 Mand[14] Pishin Turbat - Road 92 21.04.2021 Trade Operational
4 Chadgi Kuhak Pishin-Kurumb road Trade Operational

Rail

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pak-Afghan trade via Angoor Adda starts from today". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  2. ^ "Pakistan opens Badini terminal in Balochistan for trade with Afghanistan". Arab News PK. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  3. ^ Shahid, Saleem (2020-08-23). "Chaman border with Afghanistan reopens". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  4. ^ "Pak-Afghan Ghulam Khan border crossing reopens for trade". Profit by Pakistan Today. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  5. ^ Correspondent, A. (2020-07-12). "Kharlachi border crossing reopens". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-06-02. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Shinwari, Ibrahim (2020-09-30). "Pedestrians allowed cross-border movement at Torkham". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  7. ^ "Pakistan Railways plans to lay track from Peshawar to Jalalabad: Sheikh Rasheed". The News International. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  8. ^ "Pakistan mulls alternate CPEC route to cut down distance to China border". Profit by Pakistan Today. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  9. ^ "Will a new China-Pakistan road lead to a military boost against India?". South China Morning Post. 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  10. ^ RC, Patial (2022-05-30). "Deciphering The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Aladdin's Lamp – OpEd". Eurasia Review. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  11. ^ "VIDEO: Just like Wagah, another Indo-Pak border parade draws daily crowds". Al Arabiya English. 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  12. ^ "Businesspersons call for more Pakistan-Iran trade routes". The Express Tribune. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  13. ^ Baloch, Behram (2020-12-20). "New border crossing point with Iran opened in Gwadar". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  14. ^ "Third border crossing point with Iran being inaugurated today". DAWN.COM. 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-05-17.