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Bilafond La (meaning Pass of the Butterflies in Balti language also known as the Saltoro Pass is a mountain pass situated on Saltoro Ridge sitting immediately west of the vast Siachen Glacier some 40 km (25 mi) directly north of map point NJ 980420 which defined the end of the 1972 Line of Control between Pakistan and India as part of the Simla Agreement.Bilafond La (Pass of the Butterflies) is on the ancient Silk Route linking undivided India and China.Bilafond La was a prominent feature during the 1984 start of military action in the Siachen Conflict between India and Pakistan.
