was more susceptible to air strikes, recommended the steeper and higher Khunjerab Pass instead. Eventually, the new Karakoram Highway was built through the Khunjerab Pass. As of late 2010s, on the Pakistani side, there are some trekking companies that offer tours to Mintaka Pass. On the Chinese side, the entire valley around Mintaka Pass is closed to visitors; however, local residents and herders from the area are permitted to access. See also China–Pakistan border Beyik Pass Tegermansu Pass Wakhjir Pass Kilik Pass Chalachigu Valley Afghanistan–China_border China–Tajikistan border Footnotes Mountain passes of the Karakoram Mountain passes of Gilgit-Baltistan China–Pakistan border crossings Mountain passes of Xinjiang Mountain passes of China