Explanation

The narrow strip in Afghanistan that separates Pakistan from Tajikistan is called the Wakhan Corridor.

This approximately 350-kilometer-long (about 217 miles)

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

Explanation

• Wakhan Corridor is located to the north of Pakistan.
• It is a narrow strip of land in Afghanistan that separates Pakistan from Tajikistan.
• It is strategically important and connects Central Asia with South Asia.

Last verified on 16-01-2026

Explanation

• Length: Old – 1,046 km, New – 1,058 km (both accepted in MCQs)
• Divisions: Sindh Coast – 270 km, Makran Coast – 720 km
• Major Location: Most of the coastline is in Balochistan
• Geographical Areas: Gwadar, Lasbela, Karachi, Thatta Coast
• Borders: Thatta Coast from Korangi Creek to Sir Creek; Rann of Kutch from Badin to Tharparkar

Last verified on 15-01-2026

Explanation

• Signed by: Chen Yi (China), Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Pakistan)
  • Signed on: 2 March 1963
  • Length of border: 599 km
  • Era of initial demarcation: Ayub Khan’s rule
  
  
  Last verified on 15-01-2026

Explanation

The following provinces of Afghanistan share a border with Pakistan:-

Eastern Border (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan):

1. Nangarhar: Borders Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; a major crossing point is Torkham. 
2. Kunar: Also borders Pakistan's KP. 
3. Paktia & Khost: Share borders with Pakistan's KP. 
4. Paktika: Borders Pakistan's Balochistan and KP. 

Southern Border (Balochistan region of Pakistan):

1. Zabul: Borders Pakistan's Balochistan. 
2. Kandahar: Borders Pakistan's Balochistan, with the Spin Boldak crossing. 
3. Helmand: Borders Pakistan's Balochistan. 
4. Nimruz: Also borders Pakistan's Balochistan.