GIGLIT BALTISTAN: The Nagar Highway, a 40-kilometer road located in the Nagar valley and Hunza valley, is set to begin construction soon. This new alternative route for Nagar to the Karakoram Highway will start at Pissan on the left side of the Hunza River, run through Nagar, and end at…
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7-day Winter Sports Feast 2023 begins at Attababad Lake Hunza
The seven day Winter Sports feast 2023 begins at Attababad Lake in Hunza on Sunday. In the feast, local sports competitions including ice hockey and ice skating will be held besides a grand cultural show. Risme Shop, Risme Tao, Mayfung and other local traditions will be specially presented to attract…
Ganani festival Hunza valley impressive elderly participants
Do you also wish for a long and a happy life? So one of the answers lies with Hunza’s 84-year-old Bakloch Bibi, whose principle is that we must keep ourselves active. “I am happy,” said Baqlooch, a resident of Murtazaabad in Hunza district of Gilgit-Baltistan. I take part in household…
800 adventure tourists seek Pakistan visa
ISLAMABAD: The government has received over 800 applications from adventure tourists while its expecting at least 500 mountaineers and trekkers will come to Pakistan this summer. “So far, 22 applicants have been issued permits to visit the northern areas for adventure tourism. The visa processing time has to be speedy…
The Love Song of Borith Lake
By Noorjehan Mecklai There are some women — even men perhaps — who inspire such thoughts, but there are places, too. that steal one’s heart. Imagine for example a beautiful wasp-waisted lake of many, ever changing colours and textures, a lake set among wild roses and bare, rugged mountains 9.000…
Apricot Blossom in GB Pakistan
A mesmerizing view of apricot cherries blossom blooming on the bank of River Gilgit as earliest spring hits in the northern area of Pakistan
Pakistan China opening Khunjerab border from April 1 2022
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister of Pakistan for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has said that China is opening the Khunjrab Border on 1 April 2022, which will help local commerce on both sides of the border. He took to Twitter and asserted that it will also help with…
White Water Raftig in Pakistan and American tourist doing it
“The experience of white water kayaking in Pakistan has been wonderful. “Just as the high mountains of the northern regions attract adventurers from all over the world, so the river and water resources here are very attractive and we have enjoyed the adventure to the best of our ability.” This…
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