Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Transport in Pakistan

Pakistan is linked with the rest of the world by air, sea and land. There are three major international airports at Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore. Most tourists come Pakistan by Air.
There are several entry points into Pakistan by road, Wagah is the check post of visitors coming from India. Visitors from China come through the Khunjerab Pass. There are two main entry points from Afghanistan, Tor Kham between Pewshawar and Kabul and Chaman between Quetta and Kandhar. The check post for visitors from Iran is Taftan. A road connects Taftan with Quetta via Noh Kundi. This is a long and tiring road journey.
There is a rail link with India via Atari near Lahore. At present the rail and road services between India and Pakistan have been suspended. Very few visitors come to Pakistan by sea as no passenger ships dock at Karachi or Port Qasim. The mode of travel of Indian tourists is quite different from those of other tourists. About 99 percent of Indian tourists enter Pakistan through land routes near Lahore. Most of the remaining Indian Tourists come by air to Karachi.
Most non Indian tourists come to Pakistan by air, About 80 percent of them enter Pakistan through Karachi, 10 percent through Islamabad and 3 percent through Lahore.The remaining visitors enter Pakistan through one of the many land routes.

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