Explanation

• Tirich Mir is the highest mountain in the Hindu Kush range
• It’s the 33rd-highest peak in the world.
  
• It is the highest mountain in the world
• Tirich Mir is located in the Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Tirich Mir height: 7708 meters 
• It was first climbed on 21 July 1950 by a Norwegian

Additional Information:

Pakistan's Highest Peaks List:

• Himalayas range: Nanga Parbat
• K-2: Karakoram range
• Kirthar: Zardak Peak
• Koh e Suleman: Takhat e Sulaimani
• Salt Range: Sakesar

 Last updated on 12 NOV 2026

Explanation

Pass connecting Pakistan and Afghanistan is the Khyber Pass

Connects Landi Kotal to the Valley of Peshawar.

Elevation: 1,070 m (3,510 ft)

Traversed by: N-5 National Highway; Khyber Pass Railway

Location: in Landi Kotal and Jamrud

Range: White Mountains (Spin Ghar, Safed Koh)

Last updated 08 Nov 2026 by NA

Explanation

• Khyber Pass connects Peshawar (Pakistan) with Afghanistan.
• It links Peshawar with Torkham on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

Additional information:

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

Last verified on 01-04-2026

Explanation

• Khunjrab pass connects Pakistan with China.
• Location: Hunza Pakistan - administered Gilgit–Baltistan and Xinjiang, China
• Road name: N-35
• Range: Karakoram

Last verified on 01-07-2026

Explanation

• Khyber Pass lies in the Safed Koh mountain range.
• It is a famous mountain pass in Pakistan.
• It connects Pakistan with Afghanistan.
• It connects Peshawar to Kabul.
• It is a historically important trade and invasion route.
• It lies in the Safed Koh mountain range.

Last verified on 16-05-2026

Explanation

• The Khojak Pass connects Quetta with Kandahar.
• Location: Balochistan, Pakistan
• Connects: Quetta (Pakistan) ↔ Kandahar (Afghanistan)
• Length: ~89 km
• Elevation: ~1,793 m
• Key route: N-65 Highway & Bolan Railway
• Used by: Alexander the Great, Mahmud of Ghazni, Babur

Last updated 26-07-2026 by NA

Explanation

• The narrow strip is called the Wakhan Corridor.
• It is located in northeastern Afghanistan.
• It separates Pakistan from Tajikistan.
• This corridor was created as a buffer zone during the 19th century (Great Game).
• Length: ~350 km
• Width: 13–65 km (approx.)

Last verified on 31-03-2026

Explanation

• Bolan Pass is located in Balochistan.
• The pass connects Sibi with Quetta through the Toba Kakar Range.
• Bolan Pass is often called the gateway to Balochistan.

Additional information:

• Khyber Pass – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Lowari Pass – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Khunjerab Pass – Gilgit-Baltistan
• Shandur Pass – Between Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Last verified on 11-07-2026

Explanation

• Longest Railway Tunnel: Khojak Tunnel
• Also Known As: Shela Bagh Tunnel
• Length: 3.9 km (3,912 meters)
• Construction: 1888–1891
• Location: Toba Achakzai Range, Qilla Abdullah District, Balochistan
• Connects: Qila Abdullah – Chaman

Additional information:

• Longest Road Tunnel: Lowari Tunnel

Last verified on 17-07-2026

Explanation

• Bolan Pass begins near Sibi in Balochistan.
• It extends toward Quetta.
• The pass connects the plains of Sibi with the highlands of Quetta.
• Approximate length: 89 km
• Mountain range: Toba Kakar Range

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