It borders Pakistan (4)

I believe the answer is:

iran

(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "Persia some time ago" , "Islamic republic on the Persian Gulf" , "Tehran is its capital" , "It was known as Persia until 1935" , "Modern name for Persia" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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