The Gilgit–Shandur Road () is a 216 km national highway in Pakistan linking

Gilgit Gilgit (; Shina language, Shina: ; ) is a city in Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit–Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kas ...

with Shandur. From Shandur, the road continues and crosses into

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...

province, where it becomes the

Chitral–Shandur Road Chitral–Shandur Road (also known as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Highway S-2) is a Provincial Highways of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, provincial highway which extends from Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to Shandur in Gilgit-Baltistan province, Pakista ...

or KP Highway 2. In 2013, the

Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly (GBA), formerly known as Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA), is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani territory (''de facto'' province) of Gilgit-Baltistan which is located i ...

unanimously passed a resolution demanding that both the roads be "renamed" to a single ''Gilgit–Chitral Road'' and be upgraded. After 2020 its a part of the National Highway network, identified as N-140.

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Highways in Gilgit-Baltistan Roads in Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit District Ghizer District {{Pakistan-road-stub

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