Land border crossings of Pakistan

This is a list of the land border crossings of Pakistan with its four neighbours, namely Afghanistan, China, India and Iran.

Afghanistan

Chaman border crossing

Road

There are eight official border crossings and trade terminals between Afghanistan and Pakistan, although there are also numerous unofficial and illegal border crossings used by locals, smugglers and terrorists. However, the Pakistani government is trying to stop cross-border infiltration by constructing the Afghanistan–Pakistan barrier.

Pakistan suspended it's border crossings with Afghanistan after the October 2025 conflict. The crossings were once more suspended after the 2026 Afghan-Pak war.[1][2]

Border crossings with Afghanistan
# Crossing Point (Pakistan) Crossing Point (Afghanistan) Road Province (Pakistan) Province (Afghanistan) Opened Purpose Status
1 Angur Ada[3] Angoor Ada-Urgun Road Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Paktika 23.09.2020 Trade Suspended[4]
2 Badini[5] Balochistan Zabul 22.09.2020 Trade Suspended[6]
3 Chaman[7] N-25-A75 Balochistan Kandahar 14.8.1947 Miscellaneous Restricted[8][9]
4 Ghulam Khan[10] Ghulam Khan-Khost Road Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khost 23.08.2020 Miscellaneous Suspended[11]
5 Kharlachi[12] Shingak Road-Paktia Road Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Paktia 12.07.2020 Trade Suspended[13]
6 Torkham[14] N-5-Torkham-Jalalabad Road Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nangarhar 14.8.1947 Miscellaneous Restricted[8][15]
7 Arandu Drosh-Jalalabad Road Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kunar 27.5.2022 Trade Suspended[16]
8 Bin Shahi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kunar 27.5.2022 Trade Suspended[17]

Rail (Proposed)

  • Currently there is no operational railway crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan, However, Pakistan Railways was planning to lay new railway track between two countries to boost business activities.[18]

China

The Khunjerab Pass border crossing between China and Pakistan

Road

The Khunjerab Pass is the only modern-day border crossing between China and Pakistan which can be accessed via the Karakoram Highway. The actual immigration of the respective countries is cleared in Sost, Pakistan and Tashkurgan, China, around 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the Khunjerab Pass. Historically, the Mintaka Pass and Kilik Pass have also been used; however, those crossings do not have vehicle access and are closed.

Border crossings with China
# Crossing Point (Pakistan) Crossing Point (China) Road Province (Pakistan) Province (China) Opened Purpose Status
1 Khunjerab Pass Karakoram Highway Gilgit-Baltistan Xinjiang Miscellaneous Operational

Road (Proposed)

Rail (Proposed)

India

Road

Currently, there is only one fully-fledged international border crossing open between India and Pakistan: the Wagah-Attari border. It is famous for its Wagah border ceremony which take place every evening. Moreover, the Kartarpur Corridor serves Indian pilgrims, who are able to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur visa-free.

Border crossings with India
# Crossing Point (Pakistan) Crossing Point (India) Road Province (Pakistan) Province (India) Opened Purpose Status
1 Wagah Attari G.T Road - NH 3 Punjab, Pakistan Punjab, India Miscellaneous Closed since 2019
2 Kartarpur Corridor Dera Baba Nanak Guru Nanak Highway - NH 354-B Punjab, Pakistan Punjab, India 09.11.2019 Religious tourism for Indian citizens to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Closed since 2019
5 Ganda Singh Wala (Kasur)[22] Hussainiwala Firozpur Road - NH 5 Punjab, Pakistan Punjab, India Miscellaneous Closed since 2019

Rail

Border crossings with India
# Crossing Point (Pakistan) Crossing Point (India) Current Train Services Line Province (Pakistan) Province (India) Opened Purpose Status
1 Wagah Attari Samjhauta Express Lahore and Amritsar/Delhi Punjab, Pakistan Punjab, India Miscellaneous Closed since 2019
2 Khokhrapar Munabao Thar Express Karachi andJodhpur Sindh Rajasthan Miscellaneous Closed since 2019

Iran

Road

Border crossings with Iran
# Crossing Point (Pakistan) Crossing Point (Iran) Road Province (Pakistan) Province (Iran) Opened Purpose Status
1 Taftan[23] Mirjaveh N-40 - Road 84 Balochistan Sistan Balochistan Miscellaneous Operational
2 Gabd (Gwadar)[24] Chabahar (Rimdan) N-10 - Bahukalat Protected Area Road Balochistan Sistan Balochistan 20.12.2020 Miscellaneous Operational
3 Mand[25] Pishin Turbat - Road 92 Balochistan Sistan Balochistan 21.04.2021 Trade Operational
4 Chadgi Kuhak Pishin-Kurumb road Balochistan Sistan Balochistan Trade Operational

Rail

Border crossings with Iran
# Crossing Point (Pakistan) Crossing Point (Iran) Current Train Services Line Province (Pakistan) Province (Iran) Opened Purpose Status
1 Taftan Mirjaveh Istanbul–Tehran–Islamabad railway Quetta and Zahedan Balochistan Sistan Balochistan Trade Operational

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan allows over 700 trucks carrying humanitarian cargo to cross into Afghanistan". Arab News PK. 2026-08-15. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  2. ↑ Khattak, Daud (2026-06-11). "As Afghanistan's Border With Pakistan Remains Closed, The Economic And Humanitarian Toll Mounts". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  3. ↑ "Pak-Afghan trade via Angoor Adda starts from today". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  4. ↑ Khattak, Daud (2026-06-11). "As Afghanistan's Border With Pakistan Remains Closed, The Economic And Humanitarian Toll Mounts". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  5. ↑ "Pakistan opens Badini terminal in Balochistan for trade with Afghanistan". Arab News PK. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  6. ↑ Khattak, Daud (2026-06-11). "As Afghanistan's Border With Pakistan Remains Closed, The Economic And Humanitarian Toll Mounts". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  7. ↑ Shahid, Saleem (2020-08-23). "Chaman border with Afghanistan reopens". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  8. 1 2 "Pakistan allows over 700 trucks carrying humanitarian cargo to cross into Afghanistan". Arab News PK. 2026-08-15. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  9. ↑ Khattak, Daud (2026-06-11). "As Afghanistan's Border With Pakistan Remains Closed, The Economic And Humanitarian Toll Mounts". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  10. ↑ "Pak-Afghan Ghulam Khan border crossing reopens for trade". Profit by Pakistan Today. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  11. ↑ KabulNow (2025-06-29). "Pakistan Shuts Ghulam Khan Border Crossing With Afghanistan After Deadly Attacks". KabulNow. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  12. ↑ "Kharlachi border crossing reopens". DAWN.COM. 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  13. ↑ Khattak, Daud (2026-06-11). "As Afghanistan's Border With Pakistan Remains Closed, The Economic And Humanitarian Toll Mounts". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  14. ↑ Shinwari, Ibrahim (2020-09-30). "Pedestrians allowed cross-border movement at Torkham". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  15. ↑ "reliefweb.int".
  16. ↑ Khattak, Daud (2026-06-11). "As Afghanistan's Border With Pakistan Remains Closed, The Economic And Humanitarian Toll Mounts". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  17. ↑ Khattak, Daud (2026-06-11). "As Afghanistan's Border With Pakistan Remains Closed, The Economic And Humanitarian Toll Mounts". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  18. ↑ "Pakistan Railways plans to lay track from Peshawar to Jalalabad: Sheikh Rasheed". The News International. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  19. ↑ "Pakistan mulls alternate CPEC route to cut down distance to China border". Profit by Pakistan Today. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
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  21. ↑ RC, Patial (2022-05-30). "Deciphering The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Aladdin's Lamp – OpEd". Eurasia Review. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  22. ↑ "VIDEO: Just like Wagah, another Indo-Pak border parade draws daily crowds". Al Arabiya English. 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  23. ↑ "Businesspersons call for more Pakistan-Iran trade routes". The Express Tribune. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  24. ↑ Baloch, Behram (2020-12-20). "New border crossing point with Iran opened in Gwadar". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  25. ↑ "Third border crossing point with Iran being inaugurated today". DAWN.COM. 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
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