Trans-Karakoram Tract

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Trans-Karakoram Tract
This article is part of the series: Historical regions of Pakistan
Capital	Not applicable
Area	5,180 km²
Main language(s)	Not applicable
Established	1963
Abolished	Not applicable
'''Historic regions of Pakistan
Original Provinces Baluchistan East Bengal Federal Capital Territory North West Frontier Province Sind West Punjab One-Unit Provinces East Pakistan West Pakistan	Former States Amb Bahawalpur Chitral Dir Hunza Kalat Khairpur Kharan Las Bela Makran Nagar Phulra Swat
Other subdivisions Baluchistan States Union Gilgit Agency * Trans-Karakoram Tract Divisions of Pakistan
[Government of Pakistan]

The Trans-Karakoram Tract is a small area that was transferred by a border agreement from the Pakistani-administered Northern Areas to China in 1963 with the proviso that the settlement was subject to the final solution of the Kashmir dispute. The transfer is disputed by India which claims the Tract as part of Jammu and Kashmir state. A similar but larger area of Kashmir held by China is the Aksai Chin region northeast of Ladakh.

The Tract is one of the most inhospitable areas of the world with some of the highest mountains including Broad Peak, Gasherbrum and Masherbrum and adjacent to the highest battlefield in the world at Siachen Glacier.

See also

• Northern Areas
• Gilgit Agency
• Baltistan
• Kashmir
• Politics of Pakistan

External links

• [Northern Areas Official Website]
• [Government of Pakistan]

Broad Peak lies on the border of the Tract

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