linked to Yarkant County in Xinjiang, and enter Gilgit-Baltistan through Mustagh Pass, 126 km west of Ladakh, crossing the major supply artery from the Karakoram Highway near Skardu city. From there, it would run south through the high-altitude Deosai Plateau to the Astore Valley. A road tunnel is proposed to be constructed through the mountains to connect Astore to the Neelum Valley in the Azad Kashmir region. See also Attabad Lake Edicts of Ashoka Gilgit Gilgit–Baltistan Hunza Valley Karakoram Karakoram Pass Kashghar Kashmir Jammu–Baramulla line Ladakh Leh–Manali Highway Araniko Highway NH 22 – An alternate route for access to the Arabian Sea from China National Highways of Pakistan Pamir Highway Shandur Silk Road (section "Overland routes") Skardu Xinjiang Notes References External links Video of Karakoram Highway. Urdu: Safar Hai Shart A documentary on Karakoram Highway 8th wonder of the world History of KKH by Brigadier (Retired) Mumtaz Khalid (Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers) Blankonthemap The Northern Kashmir WebSite Burzine Waghmar's notes on the KKH and review of Tahir Jahangir A Travel Companion to the Northern Areas of Pakistan, OUP, 2004 Northern Areas Development Gateway Pakistan's Northern Areas Karakoram Highway Map A good brief description of the highway Photographic Account of Journey through KKH Karakoram Highway Road Trip Cross Country Adventure In Gilgit Baltistan N-35 N-35 Transport in Xinjiang Transport in Gilgit-Baltistan China–Pakistan border crossings Sites along the Silk Road Karakoram Government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto China–Pakistan Economic Corridor