Dispute Area | MCQs

Explanation

Indo-Pakistani Border Dispute. The Green Line is the boundary as claimed by Pakistan, the Red Line is the boundary as claimed by India.

Additional information:

• Sir Creek is located between Pakistan & India
• It is located along the southeastern border of the Sindh province of Pakistan and the western border of the Gujarat province in India.
• This area is called the Greater Rann of Kutch, a marshland situated along the Arabian Sea.
  
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• Sir Creek is important to Pakistan because: It is environmentally important to prevent coastal wetlands from degradation
  
• About 90 km2 of the lake comes under Pakistan, whilst the majority of the lake i.e. 210 km2, lies within India.

Explanation

• The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 involved skirmishes between April and September 1965.
• Pakistan claims the 24th Parallel as the boundary in the Rann of Kutch, but India does not recognize it.
• The "Treaty of Rann of Kutch" was signed on 30 June 1965, resolving the territorial dispute.