India–Pakistan Line of Control

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The India–Pakistan Line of Control is the de facto military boundary dividing the Indian- and Pakistani-administered regions of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf ceasefire line
de facto international boundary
military demarcation line
cameIntoEffectInYear 1972
continuesAs Actual Ground Position Line
country India
Pakistan
crosses forested areas
glaciated terrain
mountainous terrain
endPoint near Chinab River in Jammu region
establishedAs ceasefire line after Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
formalizedBy Simla Agreement
formalizedInYear 1972
governedBy ceasefire agreements between India and Pakistan
hasCrossingPoint Poonch–Rawalakot crossing
Uri–Muzaffarabad crossing
Wagah–Attari road is not on LoC
hasFeature artillery exchanges
fenced on Indian side in many sectors
frequent ceasefire violations
heavily militarized
infiltration attempts
landmined in many sectors
small-arms skirmishes
length approximately 460 miles
approximately 740 km
locatedIn Himalayas
Jammu and Kashmir
mapLabel Line of Control
notRecognizedAs international border by India
international border by Pakistan
partOf Indo-Pakistani conflict
Kashmir conflict
previousName Ceasefire Line
recognizedBy India as de facto border
Pakistan as military control line
relatedConflict Kargil War
Siachen conflict
separates Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Gilgit-Baltistan
Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir
Pakistani-administered Jammu and Kashmir
Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Union Territory of Ladakh
startPoint NJ9842
usedFor civilian cross-LoC trade
civilian cross-LoC travel under permit

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
borderedBy
Kashmir conflict ("Line of Control")
hasDeFactoBoundary
India–Pakistan Line of Control ("Line of Control")
mapLabel
Radcliffe Line ("Line of Control")
relatedBorder
Siachen Glacier ("Line of Control between India and Pakistan")
situatedNorthOf

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