Lahore Description Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab, and is the country’s 2nd largest city after Karachi, as well as the 18th largest city proper in the world. Lahore is one of Pakistan’s wealthiest cities, with an estimated GDP of $65.14 billion (PPP) as of 2017. Lahore is the largest city and historic cultural center of the wider Punjab region, and is one of Pakistan’s […]
Karachi Description Karachi is the capital of the Pakistani province of Sindh. It is the largest city in Pakistan and seventh largest city accurate in the world. Graded as a beta-global city, the city is Pakistan’s leading industrial and financial center, with an expected GDP of $114 billion (PPP) as of 2014. Karachi is Pakistan’s most multicultural city, it’s most linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse city, as well as one
Kashmir Description Azad Jammu and Kashmir abbreviated as AJK and usually known as Azad Kashmir, is a district controlled by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing dominion, and establishing the western portion of the greater Kashmir region which has been the subject of a disagreement between India and Pakistan since 1947, and between India and China since 1962. The territory shares a border with Gilgit-Baltistan, together with which it
Kalam Description Kalam is a valley situated at distance of 99 kilometres (62 mi) after Mingora in the northern upper reaches of Swat valley sideways the bank of Swat River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Kalam is bounded by lavish green hills, dense forests and bestowed with fascinating lakes, meadows and waterfalls which are worth seen features of the landscape. It is the birthplace of Swat river which
Islamabad Description Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan, and is federally managed as part of the Islamabad Capital Terrain. Islamabad is the ninth biggest city in Pakistan, while the larger Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area is the country’s fourth largest with a population of about 7.4 million. Built as a planned city in the 1960s to substitute Karachi as Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad is noted for its high standards of living, safety, and lavish greenery.
Hunza Description Hunza is a mountainous valley in the Gilgit-Baltistan area of Pakistan. Hunza is located in the thrilling northern part of Pakistan, adjoining with the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan and the Xinjiang region of China. The Hunza valley is sited at an altitude of 2,438 meters (7,999 feet). Geographically, Hunza comprises of three regions, Upper Hunza (Gojal), Central Hunza (“Hunza Valley”) and Lower Hunza (“Shinaki”).
Gwadar Description The word “Gwadar” is a blend of two Balochi words – Guad meaning Wind and Dar meaning Gateway or door, thus Gwadar means “The Gate of wind”. Gwadar is a harbor city on the southwestern coast of Balochistan, Pakistan. The city is situated on the coasts of the Arabian Sea opposed Oman. Gwadar was an overseas custody of Oman from 1783 to 1958. It is about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Turbat, while
Chitral Description Chitral is the capital of the Chitral District, located on the Chitral River in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Chitral also served as the capital of the generous state of Chitral until 1947. Chitral has a Mediterranean environment, with warm summers and cold winters, with heavy snowfall occurring normally in Chitral Valley. Cold spells that have swept across Chitral can be deadly
Bahawalpur Description Bahawalpur, is a city sited in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Bahawalpur is the 11th largest city in Pakistan with a population of 762,111. Founded in 1748, Bahawalpur was the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur, ruled by the Abbasi family of Nawabs until 1955. The Nawabs left a rich architectural legacy, and Bahawalpur is now recognized for its monuments socializing from that
Nathia Gali Description Nathia Gali or Nathiagali is a mountain resort town or hill station in Abbottabad Region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located at the center of the Galyat range, where several hill-stations are located, closely connected to each other, and with their names mostly ending in ‘Gali’. Nathiagali is recognized for its attractive beauty, hiking trails and pleasurable weather, which is much cooler than the