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

•  The largest district of KPK by area is Chitral, at 57 km²
• Former Chitral District area: Approximately 14,850 km².

• Location: Northwestern Pakistan
• Capital and largest city: Peshawar
• Old name: North-West Frontier Province (NWFP)
• Renamed: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2010 under the 18th Amendment.
• Established as NWFP: 1 July 1970.
• Renamed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 2010.
• Divisions: 7

Last updated: 27 OCT 2026 

Explanation

• Peshawar is the populous city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
• City Population (Peshawar): ~1.9 million to over 3.5 million, depending on the municipal area
• Capital and largest city: Peshawar ( sixth-largest in Pakistan) 
• Second Largest City in KPK: Mardan

Additional information:

Top 5 Populated Cities in Pakistan

1. Karachi
2. Lahore
3. Faisalabad
4. Rawalpindi
5. Multan

Last updated: 27 OCT 2026 

Explanation

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (NWFP): Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan (1947).

Additional information:

• Punjab: Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot (1947).
• Sindh: Khan Bahadur Muhammad Ayub Khuhro (1947).
• Balochistan: Sardar Ataullah Khan Mengal (1972).

Last verified on 22-10-2026

Explanation

• Gilgit is the capital of Gilgit-Baltistan.
• It is a territory administered by Pakistan.

Additional information:

• Punjab — Capital: Lahore
• Sindh — Capital: Karachi
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) — Capital: Peshawar
• Balochistan — Capital: Quetta
• Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) — Capital: Muzaffarabad

Last verified on 14-10-2026