India–Pakistan Line of Control

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ceasefire line de facto international boundary military demarcation line

The India–Pakistan Line of Control is the de facto military boundary dividing the Indian- and Pakistani-administered regions of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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All labels observed (24)

Label	Occurrences
Line of Control	48
Line of Control between India and Pakistan	6
Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir	4
Line of Control region	4
India–Pakistan Line of Control canonical	2
Line of Control region between India and Pakistan	2
Actual Ground Position Line (India–Pakistan)	1
Ceasefire Line in Jammu and Kashmir	1
Ceasefire Line in Jammu and Kashmir (pre-1972 Line of Control)	1
India–Pakistan border area	1
India–Pakistan border dispute	1
India–Pakistan border region	1
Line of Control (LoC)	1
Line of Control (as defined up to NJ9842)	1
Line of Control between India and Pakistan in Kashmir	1
Line of Control between Pakistan-administered and Indian-administered Kashmir	1
Line of Control in Kargil region	1
Line of Control in Kargil sector	1
Line of Control in Kashmir	1
Line of Control in Kashmir (nearby)	1
Line of Control in Kashmir sector	1
Saltoro Ridge line of control area	1
Western Front of India–Pakistan border	1
ceasefire line in Jammu and Kashmir	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T617074 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: India–Pakistan Line of Control
Context triple: [Azad Jammu and Kashmir, borderedBy, India–Pakistan Line of Control]

A. Afghanistan–Pakistan border
The Afghanistan–Pakistan border, often called the Durand Line, is a historically contentious and porous frontier separating Afghanistan and Pakistan, marked by complex ethnic, political, and security dynamics.
B. China–Pakistan border
The China–Pakistan border is a high-altitude international boundary in the Karakoram range, notable for passing through the area of K2, the world’s second-highest mountain.
C. Iran–Pakistan border
The Iran–Pakistan border is an international boundary in Southwest Asia separating Iran and Pakistan, running largely through remote desert and mountainous terrain including Pakistan’s Chagai District.
D. Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan is a mountainous, strategically important region in northern Pakistan, known for its high peaks, including K2, and its location at the crossroads of South and Central Asia.
E. Radcliffe Line
The Radcliffe Line is the boundary demarcation drawn in 1947 that divided British India into the newly independent nations of India and Pakistan.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: India–Pakistan Line of Control
Target entity description: The India–Pakistan Line of Control is the de facto military boundary dividing the Indian- and Pakistani-administered regions of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.

A. Afghanistan–Pakistan border
The Afghanistan–Pakistan border, often called the Durand Line, is a historically contentious and porous frontier separating Afghanistan and Pakistan, marked by complex ethnic, political, and security dynamics.
B. China–Pakistan border
The China–Pakistan border is a high-altitude international boundary in the Karakoram range, notable for passing through the area of K2, the world’s second-highest mountain.
C. Iran–Pakistan border
The Iran–Pakistan border is an international boundary in Southwest Asia separating Iran and Pakistan, running largely through remote desert and mountainous terrain including Pakistan’s Chagai District.
D. Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan is a mountainous, strategically important region in northern Pakistan, known for its high peaks, including K2, and its location at the crossroads of South and Central Asia.
E. Radcliffe Line
The Radcliffe Line is the boundary demarcation drawn in 1947 that divided British India into the newly independent nations of India and Pakistan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ceasefire line ⓘ de facto international boundary ⓘ military demarcation line ⓘ
cameIntoEffectInYear	1972 ⓘ
continuesAs	Actual Ground Position Line ⓘ
country	India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ
crosses	forested areas ⓘ glaciated terrain ⓘ mountainous terrain ⓘ
endPoint	near Chinab River in Jammu region ⓘ
establishedAs	ceasefire line after Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 ⓘ
formalizedBy	Simla Agreement ⓘ
formalizedInYear	1972 ⓘ
governedBy	ceasefire agreements between India and Pakistan ⓘ
hasCrossingPoint	Poonch–Rawalakot crossing ⓘ Uri–Muzaffarabad crossing ⓘ Wagah–Attari road is not on LoC ⓘ linked to: Attari–Wagah border
hasFeature	artillery exchanges ⓘ fenced on Indian side in many sectors ⓘ frequent ceasefire violations ⓘ heavily militarized ⓘ infiltration attempts ⓘ landmined in many sectors ⓘ small-arms skirmishes ⓘ
length	approximately 460 miles ⓘ approximately 740 km ⓘ
locatedIn	Himalayas ⓘ Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
mapLabel	Line of Control ⓘ linked to: India–Pakistan Line of Control
notRecognizedAs	international border by India ⓘ international border by Pakistan ⓘ
partOf	Indo-Pakistani conflict ⓘ linked to: Indo-Pakistani wars Kashmir conflict ⓘ
previousName	Ceasefire Line ⓘ linked to: Military Demarcation Line
recognizedBy	India as de facto border ⓘ Pakistan as military control line ⓘ
relatedConflict	Kargil War ⓘ Siachen conflict ⓘ
separates	Azad Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ linked to: Jammu and Kashmir Pakistani-administered Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ linked to: Azad Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ linked to: Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory of Ladakh ⓘ linked to: Ladakh
startPoint	NJ9842 ⓘ
usedFor	civilian cross-LoC trade ⓘ civilian cross-LoC travel under permit ⓘ

How these facts were elicited