India closed on Wednesday the crossing of Attari-Wagah, currently the only operational and legal terrestrial border with Pakistan, after an attack of unidentified armed men killed 26 people in busy Kashmir.
Nueva Delhi also announced the revocation of Saarc Visa privileges for Pakistani and suspended the 1960 Indo Water Treaty (IWT).
Pakistan also announced reciprocal measures, including the suspension of trade and the closure of the airspace for Indian airplanes.
Pakistan and India, which for a long time have been locked in a series of disputes, including the old background broadcast, share a 3,323 -kilometer long border.
There are many crossing points along the very protected border, but most of them remain closed for trade and limited trips.
The following are some of the key edges, rail and sea between the two archirrival:
Wagah-Attari
The border with Wagah-Attari connects Lahore with the Indian city of Amritsar. It was the only road link allowed between the two neighbors until Wednesday.
The crossing is also famous for the “Lowering of the flags” ceremony, which is celebrated every night on both sides of the border, attracting a large number of visitors.
It serves as a transit terminal of goods and a railway station between Pakistan and India, in addition to being a key route for Afghan traffic trade.
Hundreds of Pakistani and Indians travel through this border every day.
The border also served as a key rail link between the two countries until 2019.
The Samjhauta Express ran from the Indian capital Delhi to Attari on the border and then to Lahore.
The service remains suspended.
Ganda Singh Wala-Hussainiwala
Ganda Singh Wala-Hussainiwala border crossing connects Kasur with Firozepur in Punjab Indio.
Until 1986, it served as the main border crossing between the two countries.
Munabao-Khokhrapar
This border connects Sindh with the state of Northern Rajasthan. It also served as a railroad between Karachi and the Indian city of Jodhpur.
It was closed in 2019 after increasing tensions between the two countries.
Control line
The control line divides the disputed cashmere region between Pakistan and India, where the two armies often exchange fire.
The disputed territory is divided between them, but claimed by both in their entirety.
The rivals have fought two of their three wars over the territory since its independence in 1947.
Sir Creek estuary
Sir Creek is a narrow swamp area between India and Pakistan.
The 96 km dispute area is between the state of Gujarat and Sindh of India.
It has been a dispute point for decades, and conversations about the maritime limit dispute have not remained not conclusive so far.
Kartarpur runner
The Kartarpur corridor is a border crossing and a religious corridor that connects two Santos Sijs: Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur with the Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur, India.
It allows the Sij pilgrims in India and other countries to visit the Siaj Siaj sanctuary in Pakistan. The corridor was inaugurated on November 9, 2019 to commemorate the 550th anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sijismo.
Guru Nanak spent the last 18 years of his life in Kartarpur.
