Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan-supported health facilities in Afghanistan include hospitals in:
A. Kabul, Jalalabad and Logar
B. Kabul, Herat and Bamiyan only
C. Kandahar, Kunduz and Ghazni only
D. Panjshir, Badakhshan and Faryab
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan has supported three major hospitals located in Kabul, Jalalabad and Logar.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan's development assistance to Afghanistan has been valued at approximately:
A. Less than US$10 million
B. Nearly US$1 billion
C. US$20 billion
D. US$100 billion
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan's public-diplomacy material reports assistance of nearly US$1 billion across multiple sectors.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
TAP in the regional connectivity context refers to the:
A. Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan power transmission project
B. Trade Agreement of Punjab
C. Torkham Aviation Programme
D. Trans-Asian Petroleum company only
Correct Answer: A
The TAP project envisages power transmission from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan to Pakistan.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The Trans-Afghan Railway concept is intended to strengthen Pakistan's access to:
A. Central Asia through Afghanistan
B. Western Europe by sea only
C. Southeast Asia through India
D. Africa through the Red Sea
Correct Answer: A
The proposed railway would connect Pakistan with Central Asian networks through Afghan territory.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The planned annual capacity of the TAPI pipeline is up to approximately:
A. 3 billion cubic metres
B. 13 billion cubic metres
C. 33 billion cubic metres
D. 100 billion cubic metres
Correct Answer: C
ADB documentation describes a capacity of up to 33 billion cubic metres of gas per year.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The commodity to be transported through the TAPI pipeline is:
A. Natural gas
B. Electricity
C. Crude oil only
D. Coal
Correct Answer: A
TAPI is designed to transport Turkmen natural gas.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
TAPI stands for:
A. Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India
B. Turkey–Afghanistan–Pakistan–Iran
C. Tajikistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India
D. Transit Agreement for Pakistan and India
Correct Answer: A
TAPI is a proposed natural-gas pipeline connecting the four named countries.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Afghanistan's role in CASA-1000 is especially important because it is:
A. The key transit link to Pakistan
B. The only electricity producer
C. The project financier
D. A sea route
Correct Answer: A
The transmission corridor passes through Afghanistan to reach Pakistan.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
CASA-1000 is designed to transmit surplus summer hydropower from:
A. Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan
B. Afghanistan and Pakistan
C. India and Bangladesh
D. Iran and Iraq
Correct Answer: A
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are the planned source countries for surplus hydropower.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Which four countries participate in CASA-1000?
A. Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan
B. Pakistan, India, Iran and Iraq
C. China, Russia, Afghanistan and India
D. Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Qatar
Correct Answer: A
CASA-1000 links Central Asian power exporters with Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
CASA-1000 is primarily a project for regional trade in:
A. Electricity
B. Natural gas
C. Crude oil
D. Wheat
Correct Answer: A
CASA-1000 is an electricity transmission and trade project.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The Afghan Taliban's usual response to Pakistan's TTP allegations has been to:
A. Deny providing safe havens and describe insecurity as Pakistan's internal issue
B. Accept formal responsibility for all attacks
C. Join the TTP formally
D. Request NATO membership
Correct Answer: A
The Afghan authorities generally deny sheltering the TTP and reject Pakistan's accusations.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan's stated central demand in talks with Afghan authorities is that Afghan territory must not be used for:
A. Terrorism against Pakistan
B. Afghan exports
C. Educational exchanges
D. Refugee registration
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan has repeatedly described prevention of cross-border terrorism as the principal agenda item.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The most prominent security dispute after 2021 concerns alleged Afghan-based sanctuaries of:
A. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan
B. Tamil Tigers
C. FARC
D. Boko Haram
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan accuses the TTP of operating from Afghan territory; Afghan authorities reject the allegation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan's travel-document policy at major Afghan crossings increasingly requires:
A. Valid passports and visas
B. Only tribal identification with no documents
C. SAARC currency notes
D. UN membership cards
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan has sought to regularize cross-border movement through passports and visas.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The 2016 Torkham clash was linked mainly to Pakistan's construction of:
A. A border gate and management facilities
B. A seaport
C. A dam on the Kabul River
D. An airport in Kandahar
Correct Answer: A
The confrontation arose during construction of border-control infrastructure at Torkham.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Afghan objections to border fencing are connected primarily to the dispute over:
A. The status of the Durand Line
B. The Indus Waters Treaty
C. Kashmir's Line of Control
D. The Arabian Sea
Correct Answer: A
Afghanistan's non-recognition of the boundary makes fencing politically sensitive.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan began constructing extensive fencing along the Afghan border mainly to improve:
A. Border management and security
B. Maritime navigation
C. River irrigation
D. Air traffic control
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan presents border fencing as a measure against unauthorized movement and militant infiltration.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
APAPPS encourages Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve complaints through:
A. Institutional mechanisms rather than a public blame game
B. Immediate border closure only
C. Foreign occupation
D. Suspension of all diplomacy
Correct Answer: A
The agreed principles call for using bilateral mechanisms and avoiding public accusations.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Under APAPPS, both countries committed to deny the use of their territory for:
A. Anti-state activities against the other country
B. Legal bilateral trade
C. Diplomatic missions
D. Educational exchanges
Correct Answer: A
The framework calls on each side to prevent its territory being used against the other.