AS our car moved across the bumpy bridge, made of wooden logs over the raging Jhelum river deep down below, the driver of our car told us we are now entering Azad…
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CPEC Tourism – Game Changer for Pakistan’s Economy
God has blessed Pakistan with Karakoram mountain range that is the most beautiful on earth and top to it we have the highest Khunjerab Pass connecting China that is now second largest…
Korean Buddhist Delegation visits Gilgit Kargah Budha
GILGIT, Nov 20 20199 :A delegation of Buddhists pilgrims from South Korea visited the ancient Kargah Budha in Gilgit and offered special prayers there. According to the Gilgit district administration the Korean…
Autumn in Gilgit Baltistan 2019
Autumn arrives in in Gilgit Baltistan with its numerous colours, the trees are showing off their last leves with colorful leaves. It is getting cold but more and more beautiful. What to…
Khunjerab pass (Pak China Border) opens for trade and travel
Pak- China border Khunjuerab pass has been opened for trade and travel on Monday after closure since December due to bad weather. As per the agreement signed between Pakistan and China, the…
Hunza welcomes blossoming of spring
HUNZA: The traditional festival of Tukhm rezi started recently in Hunza valley is being celebrated in full swing with the arrival of spring. In winter seasons the temperature of Hunza valley falls…
Melting glaciers threaten villagers’ existence in Gilgit-Baltistan
BADSWAT: When a glacial lake burst in Gilgit-Baltistan in July, Sher Baz watched helplessly as the waters swept away his family home. Residents of Badswat village, which lies in the Ishkoman valley…
Seasonal PTDC motels in GB, KPK and Ayubia re-opened
Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) motels at different northern areas Naran Kaghan, Hunza, Sust, Gilgit, Ayubia, Skardu, have been re-opened for tourists after a long duration. According to an official of PTDC…
Ancient barter trade continues across Silk Road on High peaks
WAKHAN CORRIDOR Trader Afzal Baig tugs at his horse, frustrated by its stubborn refusal to take another step along a treacherous, snow-covered mountain pass that is peppered with the skeletons of those…
Two foreign mountaineers reportedly missing in Nanga Parbat Area
Two members of foreign expedition team reportedly went missing at Nanga Parbat in Diamer district, Gilgit Baltistan, reported Radio Pakistan Tuesday. Police sources said that foreign expedition team of fourteen members started…
Diamer-Bhasha dam construction may begin in 2018 by China
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expects China to fund a long-delayed Indus river mega dam project in Gilgit-Baltistan with work beginning next year, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said in an interview…
Snowfall in Chitral Jan 2017
Chitral was covered with snow after heavy snowfall.