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The '''India–Pakistan Border''', known locally as the International Border (IB), is the [[international boundary]] between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] that demarcates the Indian [[States and territories of India|states]] of [[Kashmir]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]] and [[Gujarat]] from the Pakistani [[Subdivisions of Pakistan|provinces]] of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] and [[Sindh]]. The border resulted from the [[Partition of India]] in 1947.
The '''India–Pakistan Border''', known locally as the International Border (IB), is the [[international boundary]] between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] that demarcates the Indian [[States and territories of India|states]] of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]] and [[Gujarat]] from the Pakistani [[Subdivisions of Pakistan|provinces]] of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] and [[Sindh]]. The border resulted from the [[Partition of India]] in 1947.


The [[Line of Control]] (LoC) separates The Indian administered [[Jammu & Kashmir]] from Pakistan administered [[Azad Kashmir]].
The [[Line of Control]] (LoC) separates The Indian administered [[Jammu & Kashmir]] from Pakistan administered [[Azad Kashmir]].
[[Wagah]], the ceremonial point of crossing between India and Pakistan lies along this border between the Indian city of [[Amritsar]] and the Pakistani city of [[Lahore]].
[[Wagah]], the ceremonial point of crossing between India and Pakistan lies along this border between the Indian city of [[Amritsar]] and the Pakistani city of [[Lahore]], and is within close distance of both cities' urban sprawl.


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The India–Pakistan Border, known locally as the International Border (IB), is the international boundary between India and Pakistan that demarcates the Indian states of Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat from the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh. The border resulted from the Partition of India in 1947.

The Line of Control (LoC) separates The Indian administered Jammu & Kashmir from Pakistan administered Azad Kashmir. Wagah, the ceremonial point of crossing between India and Pakistan lies along this border between the Indian city of Amritsar and the Pakistani city of Lahore, and is within close distance of both cities' urban sprawl.