India -- Pakistan border - wikipedia India -- Pakistan border The India -- Pakistan Border, known locally as the International Border ( IB ), is an international border running between India and Pakistan that demarcates the Indian states and the Pakistani four provinces. The border runs from the Line of Control ( LoC ), which separates the Indian state of Kashmir from Pakistani - controlled Kashmir, in the north, to the Zero Point between the Indian state of Gujarat and the Sindh province of Pakistan, in the south. Drafted and created based upon the Radcliffe line in 1947, the border, which divides Pakistan and India from each other, traverses a variety of terrains ranging from major urban areas to inhospitable deserts. Since the independence of India and Pakistan ( see British India ), the border has been a site of numerous conflicts and wars between each country, and is one of the most complex borders in the world. The border 's total length is 2,900 km ( 1,800 mi ), according to the figures given by the PBS ; it is also one of the most dangerous borders in the world, based on an article written in the Foreign Policy in 2011. It can be seen from space at night due to the 150,000 flood lights installed by India on about 50 thousand poles. Contents 1 Working Boundary, Line of Control, and International Boundary 2 Border crossings 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Working boundary, Line of Control, and international boundary This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( January 2016 ) The border between the two Nations is an internationally recognised frontier from Gujarat / Sindh only with exemption to the Line of Control that is not internationally accepted. The Kashmir disputed region is divided by the 1949 UN ceasefire line, established after the Indo - Pakistani War of 1947, into two main parts and the de facto demarcation dividing Pakistan - administered Kashmir from Indian - administered Kashmir has been called the Line of Control since 1972. Between Pakistan and India lies the Pakistani territories of AJK & Gilgit - Baltistan and, also the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. On the other side where the internal borders of the Pakistan 's Punjab provincial border, is officially called the Working Boundary by Pakistan ( which is a recent term ) and international border by the Government of India. Working boundary : The line between Punjab Province of Pakistan along Sialkot and Indian controlled Kashmir. It is called a working boundary because on one side is an internationally recognised land ( Sialkot ) while on the other is a disputed territory. Line of Control ( LOC ) : Line of control is the boundary between the Pakistani Azad Kashmir and Indian Jammu and Kashmir. It was demarcated after the Simla pact in 1972. International boundary : The demarcated line between the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan recognised internationally. Sir Cyril Radcliffe Demarcated the land in 1947. Border crossings Main articles : Designated border crossings of India, Borders of India, and Transport between India and Pakistan ICP Border crossings with designated Integrated Check Posts ( ICP ) with immigration and customs facilities are : Attari at Wagah, Punjab, India, is the most famous and prominent border crossing point between India and Pakistan due to Wagah - Attari border ceremony. The crossing is located 32 kilometres from Amritsar and 24 kilometres from Lahore. Munabao : This village situated at Barmer district in Rajasthan, is famous for the railway station through which, the Thar Express connecting India with Pakistan runs. The crossing point had been closed after the Indo - Pakistani War of 1965. In February 2006 it was reopened and since then the Thar Express operates from Bhagat Ki Kothi in Jodhpur India to Karachi, Pakistan. Other crossings Ganda Singh Wala border, Kasur District ( Pakistan side ) / Hussainiwala border, Punjab ( India side ) Sulaimanki, Punjab ( Pakistan side ) / Fazilka border, Okara District ( India side ) Longewala ( closed ) Gallery Baba Chamliyal Mela '' at Indo - Pak international Border, Ramgarh sector, 45 km from Jammu, where people from both the nations take part. Evening flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah border. Nighttime panorama of the border, stretching from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of the Himalayas The floodlit border zone between India and Pakistan has a distinctly orange hue in this astronaut photograph. Trucks on National Highway 1 ( India ), waiting to cross Wagah border. Punjab Rangers at the Wagah border. Women personnel of BSF taking part in the ceremonial retreat at the India - Pakistan border at Wagah, 2010. See also Borders of India Radcliffe Line Wagah border ceremony 2014 -- 15 India -- Pakistan border skirmishes References Jump up ^ Khan, MH ( 5 March 2006 ). `` Back on track ''. Dawn News archives. Retrieved 15 April 2013. ^ Jump up to : PBS Release ( July 26, 2005 ). `` Border Jumpers The World 's Most Complex Borders : Pakistan / India ''. PBS. Retrieved 15 April 2013. Jump up ^ PHILIP WALKER ( June 24, 2011 ). `` The World 's Most Dangerous Borders ''. The Foreign Policy. Retrieved 15 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` Dailymail ''. Retrieved 23 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` India - Pakistan Borderlands at Night ''. India - Pakistan Border at Night. NASA. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015. Jump up ^ Annotated image from NASA Jump up ^ `` Radcliffe Line to divide India - Pakistan was formed this day : Read about it here ''. India Today. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2018. External links Media related to Indo - Pakistani border at Wikimedia Commons India -- Pakistan relations Diplomacy High Commission of India to Pakistan High Commissioner of India to Pakistan High Commission of Pakistan to India High Commissioner of Pakistan to India Treaties and summits Jinnah -- Mountbatten Talks ( 1947 ) Karachi Agreement ( 1949 ) Liaquat - Nehru Treaty ( 1950 ) Indus Waters Treaty ( 1960 ) Tashkent Declaration ( 1965 ) Simla Agreement ( 1972 ) Delhi Agreement ( 1974 ) Islamabad Agreement ( 1988 ) Lahore summit ( 1999 ) Agra Summit ( 2001 ) Events and conflicts Partition of India Kashmir conflict Integration of Junagadh 1947 - 1948 War Sir Creek Operation Gibraltar 1965 War 1971 War Bangladesh Liberation War Pokhran -- I Kirana -- I Nuclear race Line of Control Maritime trespassing Siachen conflict Operation Brasstacks Pokhran - II / Chagai - I / Chagai - II Violence against Muslims in India Persecution of Hindus in Pakistan Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir Human rights abuses in Azad Kashmir Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Balochistan conflict Kargil conflict Atlantique incident Iran -- Pakistan -- India gas pipeline 2001 Indian Parliament attack 2001 -- 2002 military standoff 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings 2008 Mumbai attacks 2008 military standoff 2011 border skirmishes 2013 border skirmishes Sarabjit / Sanaullah murder incidents 2013 Pakistan Embassy attack 2014 - 2015 border skirmishes Kulbhushan Jadhav 2016 -- 17 unrest in Jammu and Kashmir 2016 Uri attack 2016 Indian Line of Control strike 2016 - present border skirmishes Initiatives Aman ki Asha Hotline Transport Samjhauta Express Delhi -- Lahore Bus Srinagar -- Muzaffarabad Bus Thar Express Indo - Pak Confederation Indo - Pak Joint Judicial Committee Hindi in Pakistan Sports India -- Pakistan cricket rivalry India -- Pakistan field hockey rivalry Related templates Foreign relations of India Foreign relations of Pakistan Borders of Pakistan Afghanistan barrier China India Iran Borders of India Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan China Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=India -- Pakistan_border&oldid = 863533287 '' Categories : India -- Pakistan border Borders of India Borders of Pakistan Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from January 2016 All articles needing additional references Commons category with local link different than on Wikidata India articles missing geocoordinate data All articles needing coordinates Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Español Français हिन्दी Português Русский Simple English தமிழ் ไทย اردو 3 more Edit links This page was last edited on 11 October 2018, at 11 : 29 ( UTC ). 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Question: what is the name of border between india and pakistan in 1947
Answer: the Radcliffe line