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{{about}}
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{{Short description|Residential Town in Pakistan}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2009}}
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'''Ghulām Khān''' ([[Pashto]]/{{Lang-ur|غلام خان}}) is town in [[North Waziristan]], [[FATA]], [[Pakistan]]. Ghulam Khan is on the border between [[Pakistan]] and [[Afghanistan]]. It is the third most important border crossing point between Pakistan and Afghanistan, after [[Chaman]] and [[Torkham]].
'''Ghulām Khān''' ([[Pashto]]/{{Lang-ur|غلام خان}}) is a town in [[North Waziristan]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]]. Ghulam Khan is on the border between [[Pakistan]] and [[Afghanistan]].


It is the third most important border crossing point between Pakistan and Afghanistan, after [[Wesh–Chaman border crossing|Chaman]] and [[Torkham Border Crossing|Torkham]]. It connects [[Khost]], [[Afghanistan]], to [[Bannu]], [[Pakistan]].
This border is opened for trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Friday, 9 March 2018.

On Sept 25, 2008, as an indication of escalating tensions between nations, Pakistani forces fired warning shots at the American aircraft after they crossed into Pakistan’s territory in the area of Saidgai, in North Waziristan’s Ghulam Khan region.


The border reopened for trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan on 9 March 2018.


North Waziristan region including this residential town, Ghulam Khan, has a total population of 543,254 per [[2017 Census of Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/pakistan-admin.php?adm1id=4|title=North Waziristan - former FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) region, now part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province |website=Citypopulation.de website|access-date=25 November 2023 |archive-date=29 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429113010/http://www.citypopulation.de/php/pakistan-admin.php?adm1id=4|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Populated places in North Waziristan]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Waziristan]]
[[Category:Afghanistan–Pakistan border crossings]]
[[Category:Afghanistan–Pakistan border crossings]]
[[Category:Waziristan]]
[[Category:Waziristan]]


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Latest revision as of 08:28, 25 June 2024

Ghulam Khan
غلام خان
غلام خان
Town
Ghulam Khan is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Ghulam Khan
Ghulam Khan
Ghulam Khan is located in Pakistan
Ghulam Khan
Ghulam Khan
Coordinates: 33°08′38″N 70°01′26″E / 33.14389°N 70.02389°E / 33.14389; 70.02389
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictNorth Waziristan
TehsilGhulam Khan
Elevation
2,010 m (6,590 ft)
Population
 • Total2,553
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Ghulām Khān (Pashto/Urdu: غلام خان) is a town in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Ghulam Khan is on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

It is the third most important border crossing point between Pakistan and Afghanistan, after Chaman and Torkham. It connects Khost, Afghanistan, to Bannu, Pakistan.

The border reopened for trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan on 9 March 2018.

North Waziristan region including this residential town, Ghulam Khan, has a total population of 543,254 per 2017 Census of Pakistan.[2]


References

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  1. ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: FATA (NORTH WAZIRISTAN) (see page 9 of 19 for Ghulam Khan population)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. ^ "North Waziristan - former FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) region, now part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2023.