Land border crossings of Pakistan explained

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

Afghanistan

Land

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-Paktika	Angoor Ada-Urgun Road	Trade	Operational
2	Badini^[2]	22.09.2020	Balochistan-Zabul		Trade	Operational
3	Chaman^[3]	14.8.1947	Balochistan-Kandahar	N-25-A75	Miscellaneous	Operational
4	Ghulam Khan^[4]	23.08.2020	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Khost	Ghulam Khan-Khost Road	Miscellaneous	Operational
5	Kharlachi^[5]	12.07.2020	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Paktia	Shingak Road-Paktia Road	Trade	Operational
6	Torkham^[6]	14.8.1947	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Nangarhar	N-5-Torkham-Jalalabad Road	Miscellaneous	Operational
7	Arandu	27.5.2022	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Kunar	Drosh-Jalalabad Road	Trade	Operational
8	Bin Shahi	27.5.2022	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Kunar		Trade	Operational

Rail

• 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

Road

Border crossings with China!#!Crossing!Opened!Province!Road!Purpose!Status

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Khunjerab Pass

Gilgit-Baltistan

Karakoram Highway

Miscellaneous

• The Khunjerab Pass is the only modern-day border crossing between China and Pakistan which can be accessed via the Karakoram Highway. The actual immigration of the respective countries is cleared in Sost, Pakistan and Tashkurgan, China, around from the Khunjerab Pass. Historically, the Mintaka Pass and Kilik Pass have also been used; however those crossings do not have vehicle access and are closed.

Proposed

• 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]}

Rail

• A 982-kilometre Khunjerab Railway line has been proposed between Pakistan and China, which will extend from Havelian railway station to Kashgar–Hotan railway.^[10]

India

Land

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
5	Ganda Singh Wala (Kasur)^[11]			Hussainiwala	Firozpur Road - NH 5	Miscellaneous

Rail

• Wagah / Attari, the Samjhauta Express between Lahore and Amritsar/Delhi crosses here. Closed since 2019
• Munabao / Khokhrapar, the Thar Express between Karachi and Jodhpur crosses here. Closed since 2019.

Iran

Road

!#!Crossing!Counterpart!Road!Province!Opened!Purpose!Status

1	Taftan^[12]	Mirjaveh	N-40 - Road 84	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

• Taftan / Mirjaveh, on the line between Quetta and Zahedan

See also

• Cross-border railway lines in Pakistan

Notes and References

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