Explanation

The Radcliffe Line was the boundary demarcation line between the Indian and Pakistani portions of the Punjab and Bengal provinces of British India.

In order to determine exactly which territories to assign to each country, in June 1947.

Britain appointed Sir Cyril Radcliffe to chair two boundary commissions.

Explanation

The common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is called the Durand Line

The length of the border is 2611 km

It was drawn on November 12, 1893, in Kabul Afghanistan

It was an agreement between Mortimer Durand and Abdul Rahman.

There are two significant ethnic groups near the Durand line:

• Punjabis: biggest ethnic group in Pakistan
• Pashtuns: are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan

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According to the Survey of Pakistan, the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2611 km

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Explanation

·        Pakistan total land border is 6219KM long

·        Pakistan total land border with Land Border + Sea 7277KM

·        Land Border + Sea + LOC & Working Boundary 8340 KM

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·        Pakistan borders India 2100 KM long in the east,

·        Afghanistan border is 2,611 KM long in the west (northwest)

·        Iran border is 909 KM long also in the west

·        China 599 KM long border situated in the northeast.

·        The beach of the Arabian Sea 1058KM forms its southern border.

According to the Survey of Pakistan 

Explanation

·        China 599 KM long border situated in the northeast.

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India is in the east of Pakistan,

Afghanistan is in the northwest,

China is in the northeast,

Iran is in the west

while the Arabian sea is in the south.

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Explanation

In 1958, Iran and Pakistan signed an agreement in Tehran to clarify their border

History

They were both members of the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) during the Cold War.

Iran helped Pakistan in the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistani Wars. 

In 2004, Pakistan and Iran signed a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA).

The agreement became operational in 2006. 

Explanation

The total length of Pakistan's international borders is 6,774 kilometers.

Breakdown:

• Pakistan-Afghanistan Border: 2,670 km

• Pakistan-China Border: 559 km

• Pakistan-India Border: 3,323 km

• Pakistan-Iran Border: 959 km

Explanation

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• The new length of the Coastline of Pakistan is 1,058 km (650 miles).
• The old length of the Coastline of Pakistan is 1,046 km (650 miles).
• It is divided into two parts: the Sindh Coast, stretching 270 km, and the Makran Coast, extending 720 km.
• The majority of Pakistan's coastline is located in Balochistan.
• Geographically, the coast of Pakistan includes the Gwadar Coast, Lasbela Coast, Karachi Coast, Thatta Coast.
• Thatta Coast from Korangi Creek to the Indian border at Sir Creek.
• The Rann of Kutch from Badin to Tharparkar District.

Most Important Note:

• If the length of the coastline of Pakistan is stated as 1046 km, that would be correct.
• Similarly, if it is stated as 1058 km in other MCQs, that would also be correct.

Explanation

The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow strip of territory in Afghanistan, extending to China and separating Tajikistan from Pakistan and Kashmir.

 The corridor was formed in 1893 and created the Durand Line.

The Wakhan Corridor is about 350 km long

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