Route of Pakistan's Location

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Route of Pakistan’s location:

Continent	Asia
Capital	Islamabad
largest city	Karachi
Area	803,940 km2 Approx
Official Language	English, Urdu
Calling Code	+92
Time Zone	PKT (UTC+5) Summer (DST) (UTC+6b)
Neighbour countries	India, Iran, China, Afghanistan
Internet TLD	.pk
Currency	Pakistani rupee (PKR)

Pakistan location is very important. The number of points  which are following.

1. The historic passes like the Khyber and Khunjerab Passes provide a route to Afghanistan and China. These also allow a passage into the mountains of Pakistan.

2. Pakistan has 3 major seaports: Karachi, Port Qasim and Gwadar. While Karachi is the most important of all, Gwadar is the most strategically important.

3. It is a deep sea port which means that ships can dock very close to the land, and thus, makes transportation and movement of things easier. Gwadar also lies on the natural route of ships unlike Dubai Port which is located in a peninsula.

4.Karachi also has importance as a major international airport. While it has lost a lot of its traffic to Dubai airport over the years, it still stands as an important airport in the country.

5.Pakistan has four neighbors: Afghanistan, China, India and Iran. The 2252 km long border with Afghanistan is known as the Durand line.