One of the largest mosques in the world, built in red sandstone by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1673, facing the Lahore Fort across a square. The fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has the dazzling Sheesh Mahal (Palace of Mirrors).
Lahore is Pakistan's cultural capital, famous for food; eat on Food Street by the mosque. The flag ceremony at the Wagah border is nearby. Check your government's travel advice.
A strikingly modern mosque shaped like a desert tent, with four pencil-thin minarets, at the foot of the Margalla Hills in Islamabad.
A grassy plateau at 3,300 m with a close view of Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth-highest mountain, 8,126 m.
The Kalash valleys near Chitral are home to the Kalash people, a small community with their own ancient religion, colourful dress and spring and autu…
A green valley high in the Karakoram, surrounded by peaks over 7,000 m, including Rakaposhi and Ultar.
The ruins of one of the world's earliest cities, built around 2500 BC by the Indus Valley Civilisation, with a grid of brick streets, drains, houses …
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