The highway, connecting the Gilgit–Baltistan region to the ancient Silk Road, runs approximately 1,300 km (810 mi) from Kashgar, a city in the Xinjiang region of China, to Abbottabad, of …

One of the main crossroads in these East-West exchanges is the region now known as Pakistan. Both the Gandhara region and Indian sub-continent were able to forge links with the West …

For centuries, the southern part of the land Silk Roads, wound its way to south from Central Asia, across some of the highest mountains in the world, down through modern Pakistan and then …

Nov 8, 2024 · Pakistan, strategically located between Central Asia, China, and the Indian subcontinent, was an essential part of these ancient routes. This article delves into the Silk …

The Karakoram Highway, known as the eighth miracle of humankind, the contemporary Silk Road and the China-Pakistan Friendship Road, starts from Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, crosses the …

Aug 7, 2023 · Pakistan's geographic location has endowed it with a unique and strategic position along the Silk Road. Nestled between the Arabian Sea and the towering Himalayas, Pakistan …

Oct 14, 2023 · Snaking through it is a highly strategic road that connects China to Gwadar port on Pakistan's south-west coast. The Silk Road route has been used for trade and travel for …

The highway crosses the ancient Silk Road. It is running from Hasan Abdal in the Pinjab province of Pakistan to Kashgar in China. The road is stretching at about 1300 km and with its height of …

This 1,300km long road, which at points runs parallel to a branch of the old Silk Road, connects Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab in Pakistan with Xinjiang province in western …

Dec 11, 2017 · Its settled valleys, plied for centuries by Silk Road traders from China, India, and Central Asia, shelter a mosaic of ethnic groups and local languages. The inhabitants, many of …