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Pakistan - China Free Port at Hunza

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Sost  or  Sust  ( Urdu : سوست‎) is a village in  Gojal ,  Upper Hunza ,  Gilgit – Baltistan ,  Pakistan . It is the last town inside Pakistan on the  Karakoram Highway  before the  Chinese border. It is elevated 2800 meters above sea level. The town is an important place on the highway for all passenger and  cargo  transport because all traffic crossing the Pakistan-China border passes through this town; the Pakistani  immigration  and  customs departments are based here. Pakistan and China have opened border for trade and tourism at  Khunjerab . The Main languages spoken here is Wakhi and Brushki. The Silk Route Dry Port started its business operations at the port Sost (Upper Hunza) near Khunjarab pass Gilgit-Baltistan. Annual trade between China and Pakistan has increased from less than $2 billion in 2002 to $6.9 billion, with a goal of $15 billion by 2014. Sost dry port is the first formal port ...