International Borders & Lines

The Durand Line is the 2,640-kilometer international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. It was established in 1893 following an agreement between Sir Mortimer Durand, a British diplomat, and Abdur Rahman Khan, the Afghan Amir, to fix the limit of their respective spheres of influence.

The border between Pakistan and China is approximately 592 kilometers long. It starts from the tri-junction of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China and ends at the Karakoram Pass. This border was formally demarcated following the 1963 Sino-Pakistan Frontier Agreement.

The Line of Control (LoC) is a military control line between the Pakistani and Indian controlled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. It was established following the Simla Agreement in 1972, replacing the old Ceasefire Line established after the 1948 war.

The 'Working Boundary' is the term used for the border between the Pakistani province of Punjab and the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is distinct from the LoC because it is recognized as a border between an internationally recognized province and a disputed territory.

Pakistan shares its southwestern border with Iran. This border is approximately 909 kilometers long and stretches from the tri-junction with Afghanistan to the Arabian Sea at Gwadar. It is generally referred to as the Goldsmith Line.

The Radcliffe Line was the boundary demarcation line between the Indian and Pakistani portions of the Punjab and Bengal provinces of British India. It was named after its architect, Sir Cyril Radcliffe, who chaired the Border Commissions in 1947.

The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow strip of land in northeastern Afghanistan that extends to China and separates Tajikistan from Pakistan. At its narrowest point, the distance between Pakistan and Tajikistan is only about 16 to 22 kilometers.

The Sino-Pakistan Frontier Agreement was signed on March 2, 1963. This agreement settled the border between the two countries, with Pakistan ceding the Shaksgam Valley to China while China recognized Pakistan's sovereignty over the Hunza-Gilgit region.

The 24th Parallel is a circle of latitude that Pakistan has historically claimed should be the border in the Rann of Kutch area. India rejects this claim, arguing that the border should follow the middle of the Sir Creek channel further south.

Pakistan has a coastline of approximately 1,046 kilometers (650 miles) along the Arabian Sea. It is divided into two main sections: the Sindh coast (250 km) and the Makran coast (796 km) in Balochistan.

Sir Creek is a 96-kilometer tidal estuary in the uninhabited marshlands of the Indus River Delta on the border between the Pakistani province of Sindh and the Indian state of Gujarat. The dispute centers on the interpretation of the maritime boundary line.

The Khunjerab Pass is a high mountain pass in the Karakoram Mountains, situated at an elevation of 4,693 meters. It is the highest paved international border crossing in the world and serves as the gateway between Pakistan and China via the Karakoram Highway.

Pakistan's longest international border is with Afghanistan, known as the Durand Line, which is approximately 2,640 kilometers long. The border with India is the second longest, followed by Iran and China.

The border between Pakistan (British India at the time) and Iran was demarcated by the Perso-Baloch Boundary Commission in 1871, headed by Major General Frederic John Goldsmid. Hence, it is historically referred to as the Goldsmith Line.

China is located to the North-East of Pakistan. The two countries are connected through the Karakoram mountain range and share a deep strategic and economic partnership, highlighted by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas, just east of the Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) between Pakistan and India. It sits near the tri-junction where the borders of Pakistan, India, and China meet.

The Pakistan-Iran border is roughly 909 kilometers (565 miles) long. It runs from the Koh-i-Malik Salih mountain in the north to the Gwatar Bay in the Arabian Sea in the south.

The Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) is the line that divides the current positions of Pakistani and Indian troops in the Siachen Glacier region. It extends from the northernmost point of the LOC (NJ9842) to the Indira Col.

Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by area and shares international borders with Iran to the west and Afghanistan to the north and northwest. It also has a long coastline along the Arabian Sea to the south.

The total length of the border between Pakistan and India is approximately 3,323 kilometers. This includes the Radcliffe Line (International Border), the Working Boundary in Sialkot, and the Line of Control in Kashmir.