Khunjerab Port sees bustling tourism between China, Pakistan

(ECNS) — Since the reopening of Khunjerab, the only land port between China and Pakistan, on April 1, the volume of inbound and outbound travelers has been steadily increasing, according to the port.

The port had seen over 5,000 traveler visits by Sunday, a year-on-year increase of 454 percent. Among these visits, 246 were traveling to Pakistan and other South and Central Asian countries, with Chinese citizens accounting for 69 percent.

Khunjerab Port is 420 kilometers from Kashgar City in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region and 1,890 kilometers to Urumqi City. It is 270 kilometers to Gilgit, the capital of Pakistan’s northern region, and approximately 870 kilometers to Islamabad, capital of…