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The new road will link Tajikistan (and neighbours, such as Uzbekistan) with the Karakoram highway.
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The bus to Pakistan follows the Karakoram Highway south over the mountain passes.
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At the peak of the pass, some 4, 733m, the Karakoram Highway becomes one of the highest public roads in the world.
BBC: Following the Silk Road to the end of China
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The only road that passes through the district is the key Karakoram Highway (KKH) that connects Pakistan with China.
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The government negotiated a suspension of the blockade of the Karakoram highway.
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Also planned are SEZs in Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar and along the Karakoram Highway, the highest paved road in the world, connecting Pakistan and China.
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And officials in the Himalayan town of Gilgit say the Karakoram Highway that links Pakistan with China has been blocked by landslides at several points.
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Reuters reported that up to 60 tribesmen were blocking the Karakoram Highway in the small mountain town of Besham, 200 kilometres (125 miles) north of Islamabad.
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