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Pathankot is located in the foothills of the Sivalik Hills. It shares international borders with the Narowal District of Pakistan's Punjab. It also shares borders with the Kathua District of Jammu and Kashmir and the Chamba and Kangra districts of Himachal Pradesh. Hoshiarpur district shares a boundary with Pathankot in Eastern Punjab.
Pathankot’s economy is primarily driven by agriculture, trade, and transportation. The region is known for producing crops like wheat, maize, and litchi, benefiting from its fertile soil and favorable climate. Its strategic location makes it a key trading hub connecting Punjab with Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Small-scale industries ...
Several cities in the Indian subcontinent, including Ahmedabad, Ambala, Bellary, Belgaum, Bangalore, Danapur, Jabalpur, Kanpur, Bathinda, Delhi, Nilgiris, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Meerut, Ramgarh, Secunderabad, and Trichy, contained large cantonments of the former British Indian Army, with Meerut and Ramgarh being two of the most important cantonments in Northern India, second only to the ...
The 164 km (101.9 mi)-long 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)-wide narrow-gauge Kangra Valley Railway from Pathankot to Joginder Nagar was commissioned in 1929. [3] The line from Jalandhar City to Mukerian was constructed in 1915. [4] The Mukerian–Pathankot line was built in 1952. [5]
On 26 April, India and Pakistan resumed their long-postponed diplomatic talks in New Delhi, at which the Indian foreign secretary re-emphasised the need for concrete progress into both the Pathankot and Mumbai attack investigations; Pakistan responded with a statement mentioning it had discussed "all outstanding issues" during the talks. [79]
Pathankot railway station is at an elevation of 331 metres (1,086 ft) and was assigned the code – PTK. [1]Here is a short description of the station by Ian Manning: "Pathankot, being the railhead for Kashmir and several other places (a branch has been inching into Kashmir for some time, but so far it hasn’t made much difference) is a dusty trucking and military town, booming and rough.
A cantonment (/ k æ n ˈ t ɒ n m ən t /, / k æ n ˈ t oʊ n m ən t /, or UK: / k æ n ˈ t uː n m ən t /) is a military quarters. [1] In India and other parts of South Asia, a cantonment refers to a permanent military station (a term from the British Raj). [1]
Pathan Kot a town near Bhawana City, which is a tehsil of Chiniot a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on the Jhang - Chiniot road , [ 1 ] 16 km from Bhawana City towards Chiniot. References