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• The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 involved skirmishes between April and September 1965.
• Pakistan claims the 24th Parallel as the boundary in the Rann of Kutch, but India does not recognize it.
• The "Treaty of Rann of Kutch" was signed on 30 June 1965, resolving the territorial dispute.

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The mountain range often called the "Third Pole" is the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region,

They contain the largest area of permanent ice cover outside of the Arctic and Antarctic. 

 Additional information 

The Hindu Kush range starts near the Pamir Mountains,

The Tibetan Plateau (Pamir Plateau) is known as the Roof of the World.

Where the borders of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China meet.

From this eastern point, it runs southwest through Pakistan and into Afghanistan. 

It is an 800-kilometre-long (500 mi) mountain range in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas.

The highest peak of the Hindu Kush range in Pakistan is Tirich Mir

Elevation:  (7,708) meters (25,289) ft

Explanation

The tri-junction point is where the borders of Pakistan, China, and India meet.

It is the northernmost point administered by Pakistan.

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The Tibetan Plateau (Pamir Plateau) is known as the Roof of the World.

It's also the thickest crust in the world, between 70 and 90 kilometers.

The plateau is the world's largest and highest.

Its average elevation is more than 4,500 meters (14,764 feet).

Additional information 

The Shandur Pass in Pakistan is also sometimes called "the roof of the world".

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Simon's commission was rejected by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League

The All India Muslim League divided into two groups.

• Jinnah Group
• Shafi Group

Quaid Group boycotted the Simon Commission but Shafi Group was against boycotting this commission.

Simon Commission was appointed in 1928

It comprises 7 members of the British

It was opposed by both Jinnah & Gandhi

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The Batura Glacier is the main source of the Hunza River in Gilgit-Baltistan.

It is one of the largest glaciers outside the polar regions.

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Important Passes of Pakistan

1. Khyber Pass 

connects: Peshawar to Kabul

connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan

Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

2. Bolan Pass 

Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

3. Lowari Pass

Connects: Chitral with Dir 

Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

4. Broghil Pass 

Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 

Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

5. Malakand Pass 

Connects: Dir with Chitral 

Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

6. Shandur pass

Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 

Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan) 

Other name: Friendship Gate

Connects: China with Pakistan 

Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

8. Dorah pass

Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 

Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

9. Babusar Pass

Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

10. Kohat Pass

Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

11. Khojak Pass

Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

12. Tochi Pass

Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

Explanation

The Indus River starts in Tibet

The river Indus originates from the Mansarovar lake

The Indus River flows through India, Pakistan,

The Indus River finally falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

River Indus starts making a delta near the city of Thatta

The old name of the Indus river was: Sindhu

National River of Pakistan: Indus River

6 Barrages constructed in Indus River

Indus River Length: 3,180 km

Indus River 2nd source: Gar Tsangpo

The upper Indus plain ends at Mithankot 

The upper Indus plain starts from Kalabagh