Land border crossings of Pakistan

This is a list of the land border crossings of Pakistan with its neighbours.

Afghanistan

Map Of Afghanistan Pakistan Border Crossings

Road

There are eight official border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan.[1]

Arandu, on the road between Chitral and Jalalabad[2]
Nawa Pass, between Asadabad and Peshawar
Torkham, on the main road connecting Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Kabul
Ghulam Khan, on the road between Miramshah and Khost
Grusal, on the road between Mohmand District and Nangarhar Province[3]
Angur Ada, on the road between Wana and Ghazni
Chaman, on the road connecting Quetta, Balochistan and Kandahar.
Kharlachi, On 12 July 2020 Pakistan announced reopening of kharlachi border crossing with afghanistan.[4]

Other minor crossings

Tari Mangal, in the Kurram District on the road between Parachinar and Gardez
Alizai, in the Lower Kurram Subdivision on the road to Khost

There are also numerous of unofficial and illegal crossings used by locals, smugglers and terrorists however the Pakistani government is trying to stop cross-border infiltration by construction of the Afghanistan–Pakistan barrier.

Rail

There are currently no operational railway crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Khyber Pass Railway wich connects Pakistan with Afghanistan was suspended due to security problems and the 2006 monsoon season rains in the Khyber Pass washed away significant sections of the railway. The track as of today is closed for all type's of railway traffic.

On june 2019 Pakistan minister for railway Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said that Pakistan Railways was planning to lay railway track from Peshawar to Jalalabad. Durning talking to media persons he also said pakistan railways was also planning to lay railway track from Chaman to Qandahar which would connect Pakistan and Afghanistan and boost business activities.[5]

China

Road

The only crossing to China is on the Karakoram Highway north of Sost at the Khunjerab Pass.

Rail

There is a proposed Khunjerab Railway crossing between Pakistan and China.

India

Road

Wagah / Attari, the only fully-fledged international road crossing
Ganda Singh Wala border, Kasur District (Pakistan side) / Hussainiwala border, Punjab (India side)
Sulemanki Punjab (Pakistan side) / Fazilka border, Okara District (India side)
Longewala' closed.
Chilliana / Teetwal, on the road between Muzaffarabad and Baramulla.
Chakothi / Salamabad, located on the road between Chakothi and Uri.
Tatrinote / Chakan Da Bagh, connects Kotli to the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Recently there have been discussions on opening the border at Kartarpur for pilgrims travelling from India to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur shrine.[6]
Two further crossings are at Haji Pir pass and one near Tattapani, but these are currently not operational.[7]

There are also five crossings on the Line of Control in Kashmir, two of which are currently closed:

Rail

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

Iran

Road

Taftan / Mirjaveh, on the road between Quetta and Zahedan.
Washap / Kuhak, on the road between Panjgur and Iranshahr.
Mand / Pishin, on the road between Turbat and Iranshahr.
Kuldan, on the road between Gwadar and Chabahar.
Gabad / Rimdan, proposed.[8]

Rail

Taftan / Mirjaveh, on the line between Quetta and Zahedan

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References

"Afghan border crossings | ePaper | DAWN.COM". epaper.dawn.com.
"Pak-Afghan International Border and Regional Security". www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1488289. Missing or empty |title= (help)
https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/685707-kharlachi-border-reopened-for-trade. Missing or empty |title= (help)
"Pakistan Railways plans to lay track from Peshawar to Jalalabad: Sheikh Rasheed". The News. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
"Pakistan, India Move to Open Historic Border Crossing for Sikhs". VOA.
"Crossing Points". September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1904382/iranian-envoy-calls-opening-new-border-gates?amp=1. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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[1] "Afghan border crossings | ePaper | DAWN.COM". epaper.dawn.com.

[2] "Pak-Afghan International Border and Regional Security". www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk.

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[4] ttps://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/685707-kharlachi-border-reopened-for-trade. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[5] "Pakistan Railways plans to lay track from Peshawar to Jalalabad: Sheikh Rasheed". The News. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[6] "Pakistan, India Move to Open Historic Border Crossing for Sikhs". VOA.

[7] "Crossing Points". September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.

[8] ttps://tribune.com.pk/story/1904382/iranian-envoy-calls-opening-new-border-gates?amp=1. Missing or empty |title= (help)