Kashmir Issue and Foreign Relations
Identify the correct description of Baghdad Pact.
- A. A visa-free border corridor opened in 2019 connecting a Sikh shrine in Pakistan to the Pakistan-India border
- B. A 1955 mutual security alliance involving Pakistan that was later renamed the Central Treaty Organization ✓
- C. The original name, prior to 1972, for what is now known as the Line of Control in Kashmir
- D. The term used for the section of the international border between Pakistan's Punjab province and the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir region
Correct answer
B. A 1955 mutual security alliance involving Pakistan that was later renamed the Central Treaty Organization
Explanation
'Baghdad Pact' refers to a 1955 mutual security alliance involving Pakistan that was later renamed the Central Treaty Organization.