Pakistan Borders | MCQs

Explanation

The length of the common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan new is 2611 km old was 2430km

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The common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is called Durand Line

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British signed the Treaty of Durand line with Abur Rehman Khan

The agreement was signed on November 12, 1893, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The agreement was signed between Sir Mortimer Durand, the Indian Foreign Secretary at the time and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan in Kabul.

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According to the Survey of Pakistan, the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2611 km

Explanation

Karakar pass is located in: Hindu Kush, KPK

Important Passes of Pakistan:

1. Khyber Pass 

connects: Peshawar to Kabul

connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan

Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

2. Bolan Pass 

Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

3. Lowari Pass 

Connects: Chitral with Dir 

Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

4. Broghil Pass 

Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 

Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

5. Malakand Pass 

Connects: Dir with Chitral 

Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

6. Shandur pass

Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 

Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan) 

Other name: Friendship Gate

Connects: China with Pakistan 

Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

8. Dorah pass

Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 

Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

9. Babusar Pass 

Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

10. Kohat Pass

Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

11. Khojak Pass

Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

12. Tochi Pass

Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

13. Karakar Pass

Connects: Mingora with Buner 

Explanation

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are Countries of South Asia

Bangladesh is bordered by the Indian states of West Bengal to the west and north

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Pakistan shares its border with four countries

Pakistan borders India 2100 KM long in the east,

 Afghanistan border is 2,611 KM long in the west (northwest)

Iran border is 909 KM long also in the west

China 599 KM long border situated in the northeast.

  The beach of the Arabian Sea 1058KM forms its southern border.

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 ND1-1-2023