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Karakoram Range

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Karakoram Range

Mountain system, south-central Asia. Extending 300 mi (480 km) from eastern Afghanistan to the Kashmir region, it is one of the highest mountain systems in the world; its loftiest peak is K2, at 28,251 ft (8,611 m), the world's second highest peak. Surrounded by other steep mountain ranges, the Karakorams are virtually inaccessible, although the completion of the Karakoram Highway in 1978 improved transportation in the region. Because of the harsh environment, the area is thinly populated.
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China has in recent years increased its presence in Gilgit Baltistan and in the Karakoram ranges in the pretext of carrying out developmental projects.
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A week later, there were reports of the " dragon" crossing the border in the Barahoti sector in Uttarakhand, as well as reports that the Jammu and Kashmir government had written to the Centre about China's construction activities across the Karakoram range.
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Towering over the Karakoram range on uninhabited terrain between Pakistan and China, K2 is the second highest peak in the world after Nepal's Everest.
Bus crash kills up to 35 in Pakistan: police by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition
 
 
 
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