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Khyber Pass Economic Corridor, the Glossary

Khyber Pass Economic Corridor (KPEC) (درۂ خیبر اقتصادی راہداری; د خيبر دره اقتصادي دهلیز) is an infrastructure project that aims to expand Pakistan's economic connectivity with Afghanistan, and by extension Central Asia, via the Khyber Pass.^[1]

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Economic development in Pakistan
Infrastructure investment
Investment in Pakistan
Pakistan–Tajikistan relations
Pakistan–Uzbekistan relations
Proposed infrastructure in Pakistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.

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Afghanistan–Pakistan relations

Afghanistan–Pakistan relations refer to the bilateral ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Afghanistan–Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement

The Afghanistan–Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (also known as APTTA) is a bilateral trade agreement signed in 2010 by Pakistan and Afghanistan that calls for greater facilitation in the movement of goods amongst the two countries. Khyber Pass Economic Corridor and Afghanistan–Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement are Afghanistan–Pakistan relations.

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Arabian Sea

The Arabian Sea (हिन्दी|Hindī: सिंधु सागर, baḥr al-ʿarab) is a region of sea in the northern Indian Ocean, bounded on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel, on the northwest by Gulf of Oman and Iran, on the north by Pakistan, on the east by India, and on the southeast by the Laccadive Sea and the Maldives, on the southwest by Somalia.

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Bilateral trade

Bilateral trade or clearing trade is trade exclusively between two states, particularly, barter trade based on bilateral deals between governments, and without using hard currency for payment.

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Central Asia

Central Asia is a subregion of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the southwest and Eastern Europe in the northwest to Western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north.

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Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program is a program established in 1997 by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to encourage economic cooperation among countries in Central Asia and nearby parts of Transcaucasia and South Asia.

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China–Pakistan Economic Corridor

China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC;; چین پاکستان اقتصادی راہداری) is a 3,000 km Chinese infrastructure network project in construction in Pakistan. Khyber Pass Economic Corridor and China–Pakistan Economic Corridor are economic development in Pakistan, Investment in Pakistan and trade routes.

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Controlled-access highway

A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated.

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Dual carriageway

A dual carriageway (BrE) or a divided highway (AmE) is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation (BrE) or median (AmE).

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Durand Line

The Durand Line (د ډیورنډ کرښه; ڈیورنڈ لائن; خط دیورند), also known as the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, is a international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan in South Asia. Khyber Pass Economic Corridor and Durand Line are Afghanistan–Pakistan relations.

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Dushanbe

Dushanbe is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan.

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E1 expressway (Pakistan)

The E1 Expressway or Peshawar-Torkham Expressway (Urdu:, د تورخمبزرگراه) is a proposed controlled-access expressway which will link the border-town of Torkham to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

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Economic corridor

Economic corridors are integrated networks of infrastructure within a geographical area designed to stimulate economic development.

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Economy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The economy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province of Pakistan, is the 3rd largest in the country.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Expressways of Pakistan

Expressways of Pakistan (پاکستان کے گزرگاه) are a network of multiple-lane, high-speed toll highways in Pakistan, which are owned, maintained and operated by various levels of government.

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Federally Administered Tribal Areas

The Federally Administered Tribal Areas, commonly known as FATA, was a semi-autonomous tribal region in north-western Pakistan that existed from 1947 until being merged with the neighbouring province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018 through the Twenty-fifth amendment to the constitution of Pakistan.

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Foreign trade of Pakistan

Pakistan has bilateral and multilateral trade agreements with many nations and international organizations.

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Geostrategy in Central Asia

Central Asia has long been a geostrategic location because of its proximity to the interests of several great powers and regional powers.

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Government of Afghanistan

The government of Afghanistan, officially called the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the central government of Afghanistan, a unitary state.

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Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (حکومتِ خیبر پختونخوا; د خیبر پښتونخوا حکومت), is the provincial government of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Government of Pakistan

The Government of Pakistan (حکومتِ پاکستان, abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, commonly known as the Centre, is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of four provinces and one federal territory.

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Grace period

A grace period is a period immediately after the deadline for an obligation during which a late fee, or other action that would have been taken as a result of failing to meet the deadline, is waived provided that the obligation is satisfied during the grace period.

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Interest

In finance and economics, interest is payment from a borrower or deposit-taking financial institution to a lender or depositor of an amount above repayment of the principal sum (that is, the amount borrowed), at a particular rate.

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Islamabad

Islamabad (اسلام&zwnj;آباد|translit.

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Jalalabad

Jalalabad (d͡ʒä.lɑː.lɑː.bɑːd̪) is the fifth-largest city of Afghanistan.

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Karachi

Karachi (کراچی) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (خېبر پښتونخوا; Hindko and,; abbr. KP), formerly known as North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan.

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Khyber Pass

The Khyber Pass (Urdu: درۂ خیبر; translit) is a mountain pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, on the border with the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan.

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Lahore

Lahore (لہور; لاہور) is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Punjab.

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Landlocked country

A landlocked country is a country that does not have any territory connected to an ocean or whose coastlines lie solely on endorheic basins.

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Lane

In road transport, a lane is part of a roadway that is designated to be used by a single line of vehicles to control and guide drivers and reduce traffic conflicts.

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Loan

In finance, a loan is the transfer of money by one party to another with an agreement to pay it back.

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Maturity (finance)

In finance, maturity or maturity date is the date on which the final payment is due on a loan or other financial instrument, such as a bond or term deposit, at which point the principal (and all remaining interest) is due to be paid.

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Middle East

The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.

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Ministry of Commerce (Pakistan)

The Ministry of Commerce (وزارت تجارت); abbreviated as MoCom), is a Cabinet-level ministry of the Government of Pakistan concerned with economic growth and commerce development and promotion in Pakistan. The administrative head of the ministry is the Commerce Secretary of Pakistan, presently Muhammad Sualeh Ahmad Faruqi.

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Ministry of Communications (Pakistan)

The Ministry of Communications (وزارت مواصلات; reporting name: MoCom), is a Cabinet-level ministry of the Pakistani Government responsible for analysing, formulating and implementing central policy on communications and transportation.

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Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives

The Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives (وزارت منصوبہ بندی ترقی و خصوصی امور., abbreviated as MoPD) is headed by the Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives, who must be a member of Parliament of Pakistan.

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Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (Pakistan)

The Ministry of States and Frontier Regions وزارتِ ریاستی و سرحدی امور, wazarat-e- reyasti o sarhadi umoor (abbreviated as SAFRON) is a federal ministry in Pakistan.

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The National Highway Authority (NHA; مقتدرہ قومی شاہرات) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Communications (MoCom) of Pakistan.

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Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.

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Peshawar–Kabul–Dushanbe motorway

The Peshawar–Kabul–Dushanbe motorway is a proposed motorway it will link Dushanbe to the port city of Karachi, via Khyber Pass the planned Peshawar–Kabul–Dushanbe motorway is a part of Khyber Pass Economic Corridor.

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Planning Commission (Pakistan)

The Planning Commission (denoted as PC) (ماموریہِ منصوبہ بندی پاکستان) is a financial and public policy development institution of the Government of Pakistan.

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Public–private partnership

A public–private partnership (PPP, 3P, or P3) is a long-term arrangement between a government and private sector institutions.

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Quadrilateral Traffic in Transit Agreement

The Quadrilateral Traffic in Transit Agreement (QTTA) (معاہدہِ چار طرفہ ٹریفک گذرگاہ) is a transit trade deal between China, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan for facilitating transit traffic and trade. Khyber Pass Economic Corridor and Quadrilateral Traffic in Transit Agreement are Pakistan–Tajikistan relations.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pass_Economic_Corridor

Also known as Afghanistan–Pakistan Economic Corridor, Khyber Economic Corridor, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Corridor, Khyber Pass Corridor.

, Torkham border crossing, Trade route, Uzbekistan, War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), World Bank.

Khyber Pass Economic Corridor, the Glossary

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See also

Economic development in Pakistan

Infrastructure investment

Investment in Pakistan

Pakistan–Tajikistan relations

Pakistan–Uzbekistan relations

Proposed infrastructure in Pakistan

References