PAKISTAN - the most beautiful country in the World

Pakistan is one of the most beautiful country on the planet and exhibits all forms of lands from deserts to mountains. The land height from mean sea level varies from the 0 Feet on the beach of Arabian Sea to 28251 Feet at the summit of K-2 - World's Second Highest Peak.
I was planning to do a venture to share the most amazing places in Pakistan, but my plan got delayed due to various reasons (Like every blogger ;) ), but I have decided that now is the time and I must take action.

So I am starting a series of posts to share the most picturesque places from my beloved Pakistan.

In this series, I shall be posting the details about many locations in Pakistan as follows (You can click on the names of places to visit them too - I will be uploading the links one post at a time and adding more locations):-

• Punjab
• Lahore Fort, Lahore
• Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore
• Head Marala, Sialkot
• Sindh
• Arror Rock, Rohri
• Great Wall of Ranikot Fort
• Lansdowne Bridge and Ayub Arch, Sukkur/ Rohri
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Dudipatsar Lake, Kaghan Valley
• Lake Saif-ul-Muluk, Naran, Kaghan Valley
• Lulusar Lake, Kaghan Valley
• Kalam Valley, Swat 
• Malam Jabba, Swat
• Karamber Lake, Chitral and Ishkoman
• Balochistan
• Astola Island, Pasni, Balochistan
• Chandaragup, Mud Volcano
• Hingol National Park, Hingol
• Makran
• Route to Quetta - A Marvel of Architecture
• Azad Jammu and Kashmir
• Village Halmet, Neelum Valley
• Banjosa Lake, Rawalakot
• Sudhan Gali
• Dheerkot - A Hidden Treasure
• Gilgit Baltistan
• Atta Abad Lake, Hunza
• Shandur Polo Festival, Shandur
• Deosai Plains, Skardu
• Snow Lake, Biafo Glacier Hispar Glacier
• Skardu Snow Desert
• Concordia Base Camp, K-2
• K-2
• Kachura Lake, Shangrila, Skardu
• Laila Peak, Hushe, Karakorum Range
• Nanga Parbat
• Passu Peaks, Hunza
• Rakaposhi, Nagar Valley, Hunza
• Trango Tower
• Uli Biaho Tower

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Shandur Polo Festival at HIGHEST POLO GROUND of the WORLD in Pakistan

As Shandur Polo Festival is about to start in a couple of days, so I thought to give it some rightly deserved place on my Pakistan Travel Blog. You can view some of the most beautiful pictures underneath, while you can also see the Beautiful Postage Stamp issued by Pakistan Post here: Shandur Polo Festival Postage Stamp

Historical Polo Match at the Highest Polo Ground of the World is played between the teams of Gilgit and Chitral as the culminating point of the festival and the highlight of the Event.
Military Bands marches at the start of Shandur Polo Festival.

Horses and riders get ready for another exhibition of courage and strength at the Shandur Polo Ground.

Polo gets underway. Riders fight for glory.

Shandur Polo Ground is an absolute beauty at the height of 3,700 meters above mean sea level, which turn out to be a massive 12,650 Feet - Most of the countries DO NOT have a mountain peak of that height ;)

Lovely view of Shandur Free Style Polo

Para Gliding at such a height can also be fun to watch and perform.

Sulphur Springs near Gilgit - Boiling Hot Water coming straight from under the ground

Here are some pictures of "Sulphur Springs" - a beautiful diversity of nature. These springs are located at about two hours drive from Gilgit to Rawalpindi. Due to the presence of Sulphur underground, the water of the springs is hotter than the boiling water. Absolutely hard to touch even!!!

You can even boil an egg by just placing it in the water for some time .......... HOT? Isn't it?

Beautiful Sights While Travelling from Rawalpindi to Gilgit - the Capital of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan

Another old but nice-looking suspension bridge on River Indus. Indus is indeed the mightiest of all the Rivers.

Another wonderful view of KKH. Isn't this road leading to heaven? Beautiful snow-covered mountains in the background can give you a feeling of the altitude at which this highway is built.

Check out these Amazing Pictures taken on the Way to Gilgit - The Capital of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan

Have you ever seen a river so green. It is the mighty "River Indus"with water coming straight from the melting glaciers and mountain peaks. It is really a beautiful view. Also check the Karakoram Highway running along the river.

A beautiful yellow suspension bridge on the mighty River Indus in front of mountainous background. A lovely sight!!!

A beautiful sight of sloping and flowing Magnificent River Indus where the lovely Karakoram Highway (KKH) moves all along the river.

A bus crossing the land slide. Check a huge bus crossing over the muddy landslide to keep itself on route to its destination. A steep cliff on one side and a sheer fall on the other, but fortune favors the brave only.

What a long line of traveling vehicles struck in the middle of nowhere because of the anger of nature - A landslide.

A Brief Account of my Last Journey to Gilgit

Hi!

I happened to visit Gilgit which is the Capital of "Northern Areas" of Pakistan due to some professional commitment. The highlight of the trip included the journey from Rawalpindi to Gilgit and back on the world-famous "Karakoram Highway (KKH)", a beautiful view of Nanga Parbat - 9th highest peak in the World, a trip to Kargah Nullah, a Helicopter ride to snow-covered Naran Valley, an on-the-route stop at "Sulphur Springs" and a memorable hospitality by my hosts in Gilgit.

Karakoram Highway or Friendship Highway was built during 1966-1986 and is the highest paved international road in the World. It connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram Highway at an unbelievable altitude of 4,693 meters or 15,397 feet above mean sea level. Most of the countries in the world DO NOT even have a single peak at that altitude. According to Wikipedia "Due to its high elevation and the difficult conditions in which it was constructed, it is also referred to as the 'Ninth Wonder of the World'".

Total Length of the Karakoram Highway (KKH) is 1300 kms (806 kms in Pakistan and 494 kms in China). The road mainly travels along the side of Indus River.

Its construction took the toll of 810 Pakistani and 82 Chinese workers mainly due to land slides, falls and extremely harsh weather conditions during its construction.

I would love to share some nice pictures with all of you here. The first one is a town-view of a medium-sized town Dassu on the KKH with a beautiful bridge on the Indus River.

The second picture is a view of the KKH. You can see the harsh and difficult terrain on which it is built.