July 22, 2022 Summits Salient Features It’s record breaking number of summiteers in a year, in a season or on a single day in July.Samina Baig becomes first Pakistani woman to climb K-2.Mingma G Nepal, world 1st to 4 summit of K-2.Ali Durrani (Noorani) Pakistan 3rd summit of K-2, Shared with Fazal Ali Pakistan.Grace Tseng, Taiwan 29 years world youngest …
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Lakes in Pakistan – At a Quick Glance
Enlistment No.Name of LakesPlaceSalient Features⁰¹Ansoo LakeKaghan Valley, Khyber PakhtunkhwaArea 13.5 Square KM 4,126 metres/13,537 feet⁰²Ambesh LakeGhizar, Gilgit-Baltistan3,557 metres/ 11,670 feet⁰³Anakar/Andrab/Kooh LakeAnakar/Kalam/Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa10,800 feet⁰⁴Askari LakeMultan, Punjabⁿ⁵Asumbar LakeYasin/Valley Ghizar, Gilgit-Baltistan2,930 metres/9,612 feet⁰⁶Attabad LakeHunza, Gilgit-Baltistan2,559 metres/8,396 feet⁰⁷Babusar Top LakeBabusar Top⁰⁸Baghsar LakeSamahni Valley, Bhimber, Azad Kashmir975 metres/3,199 feet⁰⁹Banjosa LakeRawalakot, Azad Kashmir1,981 metres/6,499 feet¹⁰Bannu LakeRiat Valley/Kalapani/Astore, Gilgit-Baltistan¹¹Barchambar LakeBahrain/Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa¹²Bari-la Lakes ¹/²/³/⁴Deosai, Gilgit-Baltistan3,850 metres/12,631 …
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Baboon Top: Some places live to allure Some places live to shine Some places inspire to galore Some places live in heart of mine And yes, Baboon is such a fascinating place, which has stolen my heart. The meadows in lush green with white snowy patches makes it a worth visiting place for the people who want greenery, snow, coolness …
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کہانی شروع ہوتی ہے 18 اگست سے۔ جمعہ کا دن تھا اور رات 12 بجے ہماری لاہور سے منگورہ کیلئے ڈائیوو کی بکنگ تھی۔ میرا ارادہ تھا کہ میں 10 بجے تک آفاق کے ہوسٹل پہنچ جاؤں گا اور پھر وہاں سے ایک ساتھ ڈائیوو کیلئے نکلیں گے۔ لیکن ہمیشہ کی طرح اپنی عادت سے مجبور میں 11:45 تک اپنے …
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ڈگری بنگلہ یہ ایک سحر انگیز صبح کا آغاز تھا۔ سورج کی نرم کرنیں دھیرے دھیرے پہاڑیوں پر اپنے پھیلا رہی تھیں۔ میں اپنے کمرے کی قد آدم کھڑکی میں اپنی راکنگ چئیر پر براجمان تھی۔مجھے اپنی صبح کے بہترین آغاز کے لیے کافی کا انتظار تھا۔ کھڑکی کے شیشے سے باہر تاحد نگاہ خوبصورت قدرتی مناظر کی موجودگی آنکھوں …
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Pari Lake: Pari/Fairy or Khapiro, all these names are of the same lake, to which locals call it Khapiro Dandh. Google Earth shows only one big lake on the map however there are two lakes in fact. Fairy 1 is the water source of the Fairy 2, but it is relatively smaller in size, as compare to the Fairy 2. …
Read More »Palas Valley – A Gem of Hazara Division
Palas valley is a magnificent place, blessed with thick forests, twinkling lakes and lush green meadows. Palas is a Tehsil (sub division) in Kolai-Palas district in Hazara Division. The meadows of Ledi, Morro and Palas belong to the tribes of Palas valley and Allai valley. Allai valley is in the East of the Palas valley. The route to the …
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Hundred Tales of a Human Face is an illustrated depiction of Syed Mohsin Raza. Sometimes we couldn’t describe anything in thousands of words, which a picture can tell in a single shot. This proves true when I saw Syed Mohsin Raza’s portraits at Moqvi Photography. I started following Moqvi’s Photography at once. A face in a portrait tells hundred stories, every …
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Muzaffarabad My City: Though I born in Hattian Bala (Jhelum Valley District), yet I live in Muzaffarabad all my life till date. I owe it more than my hometown, because I grew older here, get my schooling, then went to the college and got University education in the same city. Muzaffarabad is a city of Saints and legendry people. Its …
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Hunza Valley: Hunza Valley is a Heaven on Earth and it is the most beautiful mountainous valley of the Gilgit-Baltistan Region of Pakistan. It is in the North-West of Hunza River and several lofty mountain Peaks are surrounding the valley. These world high Peaks of the world include; Rakaposhi, Hunza Peak, Bojahagur Duanasir II, Darmyani Peak, Ghenta-Sar, Ultar-Sar and Ladyfinger …
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