Pak-China bus service resumes after 14 years, marking a significant step in cross-border connectivity between the two nations.
A bus service connecting Pakistan and China through the Khunjerab border pass resumed on Tuesday after a 14 years hiatus.
The bus service used to operate on the Khunjerab Pass, which connects Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan to China’s Xinjiang region. It was suspended in 2010 after a massive landslide at Hunza’s Attabad village damaged a 14 kilometer portion of the Karakoram Highway connecting the two countries. The landslide killed at least 20 people and displaced 6,000 in the area.
“After 14 years, the bus service resumed officially from Tuesday,” Aziz Ahmed Jamali, Natco’s managing director, told Arab News over the phone. “The bus will run for this route twice a week and the fare per passenger is Rs18,000 .”“Natco has been serving in Gilgit-Baltistan since 1974 and it carries 500,000 passengers every year,” he said. “It is operating on 40 routes across GB at national and international destinations.
“After a long time, the bus service between Pakistan and China has resumed. It will enhance the connectivity between the two regions,” said Iman Shah, special assistant to GB’s chief minister on information.
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