Kashmir Earthquake: Road Access

October 18, 2005

According to UNDSS (UN Department of Safety and Security), the access status of the following main routes in the North West Frontier Province, at time of writing, is as follows:

Open

Islamabad to Muzaffarabad, via Muree
Islamabad to Muzaffarabad, via Manshera and Ghari Habibullah
Islamabad to Bagh, via Rawalakot
Manshera to Balakot
Karakorum Highway, Manshera to Batagram
Karakorum Highway, Thakat to Bisham
Swat to Shangla Pass, towards Karakorum Highway
Muzaffarabad to Bagh (except later part of the route)

Muzaffarabad to Chakoti, up to one km short of Garhi Dupatta
Bagh to Haji Pier Pass

Closed

Muzaffarabad to Neelum Valley
Balakot to Kaghan Valley.

No current information is available on the Karakorum Highway route between Batagram and Thakat Bridge but it is probably still closed.

Note: The Karakorum Highway is the main route between North Pakistan and China, passing from Islamabad to the west of the affected area, through the North-West Frontier Province and through the Gilgit Agency into China

Source : UNDSS (UN Department of Safety and Security)
Activities : Land Transport
Type of document : Brief
Country : PK PAK 586 Pakistan, Islamic Republic of
Last modified 19-10-2005