Explanation

Sir Cyril Radcliffe was the chairman of the Boundary Commission during the 1947 partition

Announced by Lord Mountbatten in 1947

The Commission consisted of:

• Four members from the Indian National Congress
• Four from the Muslim League

On 17 August 1947, the border separated India from Pakistan was established, known as the Radcliffe Line 

Explanation

Afghanistan was the only country that voted against Pakistan's admission to the United Nations (UN)

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Pakistan officially joined the United Nations (UN) on 30 September 1947 just over a month after it came into existence.

Pakistan has been elected seven times (tied with Colombia and India) into the UN Security Council, with the most recent term in 2013.

Explanation

• Cease Fire Date: 1 January 1949
• Based on: Part I of the UN Resolution of 13 August 1948
• Purpose: Suspension of hostilities and delineation of control areas
• Countries involved: India and Pakistan
• Later Name: Line of Control (LoC)

Last verified on 18-01-2026

Explanation

Pakistan’s borders with neighbors:

1. India: 2,100 km (East)
2. Afghanistan: 2,611 km (West/Northwest)
3. Iran: 909 km (West)
4. China: 599 km (Northeast)

• Arabian Sea coast: 1,058 km (South)
• Total land border: 6,219 km
• Land + Sea border: 7,277 km
• Land + Sea + LOC & Working Boundary: 8,340 km

Explanation

Pakistan’s borders with neighbors:

• India: 2,100 km (East)
• Afghanistan: 2,611 km (West/Northwest)
• Iran: 909 km (West)

• Arabian Sea coast: 1,058 km (South)
• Total land border: 6,219 km
• Land + Sea border: 7,277 km
• Land + Sea + LOC & Working Boundary: 8,340 km