Amazing Pakistan. Part 3.

Day 1,519, 12:24 • Published in Romania Indonesia • by Imran Khan II

I want to Present to you; Pakistan.
This is the third part of my Epic on Pakistan and its different Beautiful places and culture.
Rohtas Fort, Pakistan.

Rohtas Fort is a formidable structure built over hillocks and looking out at what is left of Jhelum river, Grand Trunk Road runs from Calcutta to Kabul. It is one of the best known highways of the ancient times and still lot of travelers wish to travel by it.

Today, Rohtas is the pride of Pakistan and one of the eight World Heritage Sites of UNESCO.

Dudiptsar, Pakistan.

Dudipatsar is a relatively unknown place in Pakistan that has a long, narrow valley between 14,000+ feet mountains. Wild horses and other animals roam about. No humans to be found. The place is unbelievably beautiful.

Way to Makra from Paye, Pakistan.

You can reach this heaven on earth as you leave Rawalpindi, traversing your journey through Abbotabad, Mansehra and Balakot.

Makra is 3,586 metres (11,765 ft) high. From Kiwai a single 7-KM road goes upwards to Shogran; the track goes upward to Seree Lake and ends at Paye. From here it is a walking trek of four hours to the top of Makra.

Angoori, Pakistan.

This is not a scene from 'A Walk to Remember'. It is the Angoori Road, on the way to Murree.

BataKundi, Pakistan.

It is the most beautiful area of Kaghan Valley just a few kms away from Naran.

Makli necropolis in Thatta, Pakistan.

The burial place of some 125,000 Sufi saints!

One of the largest necropolises in the world, with a diameter of approximately 8 kilometers, Makli Hill is supposed to be the burial place of some 125,000 Sufi saints. It is located on the outskirts of Thatta, Sindh.

Legends abound about its inception, but it is generally believed that the cemetery grew around the shrine of the fourteenth-century Sufi, Hamad Jamali. The tombs and gravestones spread over the cemetery are material documents marking the social and political history of Sind.

Today, Makli Hill is a United Nations World Heritage Site that is visited by both pilgrims and tourists.

Skiing on K2 - the ultimate adventure!

Ayubia National Park, Pakistan.

The park supports one of the best examples of moist Himalayan temperate forest in Pakistan. It consists entirely of reserve forests, which spill out of the park area on the west and south sides. The scenery is superb with huge pine forests covering the hills and providing shelter to the larger and smaller mammals.

Large varieties of beautiful birds, animals, plants adorn this green place. Hill cats can be spotted while brown monkey are a common scene. Yellow beaked magpie, red and yellow body finches, white cheeked or crested grey finch and many other species of birds make the park their home.

Khanaspur, Pakistan.

It is located at a height of about 7,000 ft (2,100 m) in the Himalayan range near (Khairagali, Changlagali, Khanspur and Ghora Dhaka. These four mini resorts spread over an area of 26 km have been developed into a resort.

There are riding trails, hiking places and picnic, which attracts visitors to enjoy scenic beauty of Pine Hills. For many it is their favorite place for tracking and hiking.

Altit Fort, Pakistan,

It is an ancient fort in the Hunza valley in the Northern Areas of Pakistan.

The architectural style is a clear indication of Tibetan influence at those times.

Hiran Minar, Pakistan.

Hiran Minar (Minaret of Antelope) is set in peaceful environs near Lahore in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. It was constructed by Emperor Jahangir as a monument to Mansraj, one of his pet deer.

Unique features of this particular complex are the antelope's grave and the distinctive water collection system. At each corner of the tank [approximately 750 by 895 feet; 273 m in size], is a small, square building and a subsurface water collection system which supplied the tank; only one of these water systems is extensively exposed today.

Jain Temples, Pakistan.

The ruins of about half a dozen Jain temples can be found in Nagarparkar Taluka in Sindh. Nagarparkar is at the Pakistan-India border, is in the middle of the Thar desert.

Palace Umer Hayat, Chiniot, Pakistan.

Omar Hayat Mahal is a 19th century wooden architectural wonder of Chiniot. It is also known as Gulzar Manzil.

Many famous artisans from different places worked day and night for 10 years to get it completed!

Kachura Lake, Pakistan.

Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan
Max. depth 70 metres [230 ft]
Surface elevation 2,500 metres [8,200 ft]

The Kachura Lakes are two lakes in the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. The lakes are in the Karakoram mountain range of the western Himalayas, the greater Kashmir region, and in the Indus River basin.

Darbar Mahal, Pakistan.

Darbar Mehal is one of the hidden gems of Bahawalpur, since not many know about it. It was built in 1872 like an Italian chateau on neoclassical lines, at a time when modernism had set in. It belonged to the Nawab of Bahawalpur princely state, during British Raj.

The Mohatta Palace, Pakistan.

It is located in Karachi, Pakistan. It was built by Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta. The palace has an area of 18,500 sq ft [1,720 m2] and its facade is trimmed with windows, stone brackets, spandrels, domes, balustrades with floral motifs and exquisite railings. The "barsati” (terrace) of the Mohatta Palace had a beautiful family temple dedicated to Hindu God, lord Shiva.

What many do not know about the Mohatta Palace is the secret underground tunnel that leads from the grounds of the palace all the way to a subterranean Hindu temple less than a kilometer away. Various stories allege the presence of supernatural happenings at the Mohatta Palace as well!

The Faiz Mahal, Pakistan.

Commissioned by Talpur dynasty, it is reminiscent of the glory days of Khairpur state. It was built in 1798 as the palace of the Talpur family.

Ansoo Jheel, Pakistan.

The name “Ansoo” comes from its tear-like shape [the Urdu word Ansoo means teardrop]. This lake also resembles Human Eye with central ice land resembling Iris of Human Eye and a ridge resembling Eyebrow becoming even more prominent when ice melts on the Eyebrow in summers.

Ansoo Lake is a high-altitude lake [elevation 16,492 feet or 5,027 metres] in the Kaghan Valley in the Mansehra District of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

There is no risk free way to reach lake waters because it lies in the crater with steep, snow covered walls. There is no apparent drainage of lake water and no one ever tried to explore it because of its dangerous approach and limited resources in that area!

Rama Lake, Pakistan.

It is a lake near Astore in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is on the top of the beautiful Astore Valley, covered with oak trees and greenery.

Rama Lake is Located in Choungrah and the people of Choungrah are called Choungroch.

Chitral, Pakistan.

Chetrar, translated as field in the native language Khowar, is the capital of the Chitral District, situated on the western bank of the Kunar River, in Pakistan.

Chitral was a Buddhist country before the extension of Islam, and the traces of Buddhism are still found!

Chitta Khatta, Pakistan.

Chitta Khatta is the diamond of Neelam Valley's crown. Chitta Khatta Lake is located at an altitude of 14000 feet above sea level in upper Neelam Valley of Azad Kashmir , Pakistan.

The main highlight of the lake is its extra ordinary milky white colour of water from where lake's name was derived, Chitta [white], other than the fact that this beautiful lake is visited seldom and it was not known two three years ago. It also has no visible outlet!

Lalazar, Pakistan.

It is situated at a distance of 21 km from Naran via Battakundi. It is at an altitude of 3200 m [10,200 ft]. It is the most beautiful hill station in Kaghan Valley with its meadows and pine thickets.

Payee Shogran, Pakistan.

Payee Shogran village is situated on a green plateau in northern Pakistan at a height of 2,362 meters above sea level.

It is only 10 km from village Kiwai or 34 km from Balakot. The road from Islamabad to Kiwai is metalled and measures 212 km.
I'd do anything to be able to get a ride on a horse here.

Chitta Khatta Lake, Pakistan.


One of the most wonderful treks where you start from Kaghan and end up in Neelam.

Like any other population of the subcontinent it has the most heterogeneous population with variety of rituals, customs and traditions. The whole valley is full of beautiful and fascinating scenes!
Personality of the day,
Waheed Murad [October 2, 1938 – November 23, 1983], a legendary Pakistani film Actor and Film-Maker. Waheed is also widely considered to be one of the most famous and influential actors of subcontinent.

Yours truly,
Jonathan_Joestar
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