What is the Hindustan-Pakistan Border?
Q: What is the Hindustan-Pakistan Border?
A: The Hindustan-Pakistan Border is the international boundary between the Republic of India and Pakistan that demarcates the Indian states of Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat from the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh.
Q: What is Wagah?
A: Wagah is a ceremonial point of crossing between India and Pakistan located along this border between the Indian city of Amritsar and the Pakistani city of Lahore.
Q: How did this border come about?
A: This border resulted from the Partition of India in 1947.
Q: Which areas does it separate?
A: The Hindustan-Pakistan Border separates India's states of Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat from Pakistan's provinces of Punjab and Sindh.
Q: Is Kashmir included in this separation?
A: No, Kashmir is not included as it is disputed (Line of Control).
Q: Where exactly does Wagah lie on this border?
A: Wagah lies along this border between the Indian city of Amritsar and the Pakistani city of Lahore.
Q: What other names are used to refer to this border?
A: Locally, it is known as International Border (IB).
