Geography of Pakistan · Transport and telecommunications. The idea in plain words, the rules to remember, the mistake to avoid and a worked example, written and checked by Mega Lecture.
Pakistan’s land borders are mostly mountainous, so roads and railways to its neighbours cross at a few points, often through a pass. Learn each pass or crossing with the country it leads to. Crossings can be closed by snow, and also by political or security problems.
Most foreign trade goes by sea through three ports: Keamari (Karachi Port), Port Qasim and Gwadar. People and light, valuable goods travel through the international airports.
A dry port is an inland centre where customs officers clear goods packed in containers. Exporters far from the coast can complete the paperwork near their factories, which saves time and reduces congestion at the seaports.
A dry port is not a harbour without water or a place to repair ships. It is inland, with no ships at all: only customs clearance, storage and containers.
Answer: Torkham and the Khyber Pass into Pakistan, then Wagah into India.
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