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Khunjerab Pass is the most
peaceful border on the earth. It is a Pakistan China border.
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The Friendship Gate at the Chaman crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan draws heavy traffic. It is border between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Baluchistan.
Check post at Torkham Border
PAK-Afghan Border
Torkham (Tūrkham) is one of the major
border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Torkham is 5 kilometers (3.1
mi) west of the summit of the Khyber Pass. The location has been used
throughout history by Afghan and Turkic caravans, including marching armies of
powerful empires. Most of these were on their way to Northern India, passing
through Peshawar and then Lahore. Some of the well known regional historical
figures who are believed to have passed through Khyber Pass are Chandragupta
Maurya, Hsüan-tsang, Jayapala, Al-Biruni, Ibn Battuta, Babur, Humayun, Nader
Shah, Ahmad Shah Durrani, Zaman Shah Durrani, Dost Mohammad Khan, and Akbar
Khan along with Subhas Chandra Bose and Dr. Mohammad Iqbal Shedai (Freedom
fighters; Azad Hindustan).
It connects Pakistan's Federally Administered
Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with Nangarhar province of
Afghanistan. It is the busiest point of entry between the two countries,
serving as a major transporting, shipping, and receiving site. Transported
goods arrive to Tokham from the port city of Karachi in Sindh province (Pakistan).
On the Pakistani side, the border
crossing is at the end of the N-5 National Highway, which connects it to
Peshawar in the east and further connects it to Islamabad by other routes. On
the Afghani side, Highway 7 connects Torkham to Kabul through Jalalabad.
The Pakistan's Frontier Corps and Afghan
Border Police are the main agencies for controlling Torkham border. They are
backed by the Pakistani and Afghan Armed Forces.
Presently, there is also some presence
of NATO forces on the Afghan side of the crossing, mainly personnel of the U.S.
Armed Forces. The American Forward Operating Base Torkham (FOB Torkham) is
located a few miles from the crossing in Nangarhar province (Afghanistan).
The
Khunjerab Pass is the highest paved international border crossing in the world
and the highest point on the Karakoram Highway. The roadway across the pass was
completed in 1982, and has superseded the unpaved Mintaka and Kilik Passes as
the primary passage across the Karakoram Range.
On
the Pakistani side, the pass is 42 km (26 mi) from the National Park station
and checkpoint in Dih, 75 km (47 mi) from the customs and immigration post in
Sost, 270 km (170 mi) from Gilgit, and 870 km (540 mi) from Islamabad.
On
the Chinese side, the pass is the southwest terminus of China National Highway
314 (G314) and is 130 km (81 mi) from Tashkurgan, 420 km (260 mi) from Kashgar
and some 1,890 km (1,170 mi) from Urumqi. The Chinese port of entry is located
3.5 km (2.2 mi) along the road from the pass in Tashkurgan County.
The
long, relatively flat pass is often snow-covered during the winter season and
as a consequence is generally closed from November 30 to May 1.
Since
June 1, 2006, there has been a daily bus service across the boundary from
Gilgit, to Kashgar, Xinjiang.
Ganda Singh Wala (border btween India-Pakistan), is
located at Qasur, Punjab, Pakistan
