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Northern Areas Transport Corporation or '''NATCO''' is the largest transport company in the Northern Areas of Pakistan that provides bus and jeep service on the Karakoram Highway , throughout the Northern Areas. NATCO offers passenger road service between Islamabad , Gilgit and Sost (near the Chinese border). Passenger road service between the Tashkurgan and the Pakistani cities of Sost and Gilgit also exists, and road service between Kashi (Kashgar) and Gilgit (via Tashkurgan and Sust ) starts in summer 2006 . However, the border crossing between China and Pakistan at Khunjerab Pass (the highest border of the world) is open only between May 1 and October 15 of every year. During winter, the roads are blocked by snow. SEE ALSO SOURCES |
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