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0A -Contents-Pak7.Indd © Lonely Planet Publications 9 Contents Pakistan Highlights 4 Punjab 94 LAHORE 96 Destination Pakistan History 96 12 Orientation 97 Information 97 The Authors 13 Dangers & Annoyances 102 Sights 102 Activities 109 Getting Started 15 Courses 110 Tours 110 Festivals & Events 110 Itineraries 19 Sleeping 110 Eating 113 Drinking 115 History 26 Entertainment 116 Shopping 116 The Culture 41 Getting There & Away 117 Getting Around 119 AROUND LAHORE 120 Food & Drink 58 Wagah 120 Hiran Minar 120 Nankana 121 Environment 63 Sharakpur Sharif 121 Changa Manga Wildlife Reserve 121 Islamabad SOUTHERN PUNJAB 121 & Rawalpindi 71 Bahawalpur 121 History 72 Lal Suhanra National Park 125 Orientation 72 Cholistan 125 Information 73 Bhong Mosque 126 Sights 77 Uch Sharif 127 Activities 80 Panjnad Head 128 Tours 80 Multan 128 Festivals & Events 80 Dera Ghazi Khan (DG Khan) 133 Sleeping 80 Eating 83 Around Dera Ghazi Khan 134 Drinking 85 Harappa 134 Entertainment 85 Pakpattan 136 Shopping 85 Faisalabad 136 Getting There & Away 86 Lahore to Islamabad 137 Getting Around 87 AROUND ISLAMABAD & RAWALPINDI 88 Balochistan 139 Margalla Pass 88 QUETTA 142 Taxila 88 History 142 Wah Gardens 90 Orientation 142 Hasan Abdal 90 Information 144 Murree & the Galis 90 Dangers & Annoyances 145 10 CONTENTS Sights 145 Rohri 179 History 220 Activities 145 Kot Diji 180 Accommodation 222 Sleeping 146 Drosh & the Shishi Valley 222 Eating 147 Azad Jammu Chitral Town 222 Drinking 148 & Kashmir Around Chitral Town 227 Entertainment 148 181 Garam Chashma 228 Shopping 148 Muzaffarabad 183 Kalasha Valleys 228 Getting There & Away 149 Neelam Valley 185 Upper Chitral 233 Getting Around 150 Jhelum Valley 185 AROUND QUETTA 150 Bagh, Poonch, Kotli & Mirpur Districts 186 Hanna Lake & Urak Karakoram Valley 150 Highway 235 Hazarganji-Chiltan HAZARA 244 National Park 150 North-West Haripur & Havelian 245 Ziarat 151 Frontier Province 187 Abbottabad 245 AROUND THE REGION 152 PESHAWAR 190 Thandiani 249 Quetta to Sibi 152 History 191 Mansehra 249 Sibi 152 Orientation 191 Kaghan Valley 251 Mehrgarh 153 Information 192 To the Babusar Pass 255 The Afghan Border 154 Sights 193 Mansehra to Batagram 256 Quetta to Karachi 154 Tours 196 Batagram 256 Quetta to Dera Ghazi Sleeping 196 Khan 155 Eating 197 INDUS KOHISTAN 257 The Makran 155 Shopping 198 Thakot to Besham 258 Getting There & Away 198 Besham 258 Sindh Getting Around 200 Alai Valley 259 157 AROUND PESHAWAR 200 Dubair Valley 261 KARACHI 159 The Khyber Pass 200 Pattan 261 History 160 Darra Adam Khel 202 Around Pattan 262 Orientation 160 Kohat 203 Kayal Valley 262 Information 160 Bannu 203 Dasu & Komila 262 Sights 164 Dera Ismail Khan Dasu to Shatial 262 Activities 167 (DI Khan) 203 Shatial 263 Sleeping 168 Mardan 204 GILGIT REGION 263 Around Mardan 205 Eating 170 Darel & Tangir 263 SWAT DISTRICT 207 Drinking 171 Shatial to Chilas 265 Entertainment 171 History 208 Chilas 265 Shopping 171 Mingora & Saidu Sharif 209 Chilas to Gilgit 267 Getting There & Away 172 Around Mingora & Saidu Sharif 213 Astor Valley Getting Around 173 & Nanga Parbat 268 Khwazakhela AROUND KARACHI 174 & Shangla Pass 214 Haramosh Valley 271 Manghopir 174 Upper Swat 214 Bagrot Valley 271 Chaukundi 174 DIR DISTRICT Gilgit Town 272 THE INTERIOR 174 & THE LOWARI PASS 217 Around Gilgit 280 Karachi to Hyderabad 174 Chakdara 217 Naltar Valley 281 Hyderabad 175 Around Chakdara 218 Punial, Ishkoman, Yasin & Around Hyderabad 176 Timargarha 218 Ghizar 282 Great Thar Desert 176 Dir Town 218 BALTISTAN 284 Hyderabad to Sukkur 176 Around Dir 219 The Gilgit to Skardu Road 286 Moenjodaro 176 Lowari Pass 219 Skardu 286 Sukkur 179 CHITRAL DISTRICT 220 Around Skardu 290 CONTENTS 11 Deosai Plains 291 Safety on the Trek 339 Shigar 291 Responsible Trekking 340 Directory 364 Khaplu 292 Health 341 Hushe & Masherbrum CHITRAL & GHIZAR 341 Views 293 Transport 382 Gokhshal An & Doni An 342 HUNZA & NAGYR 294 Donson Pass Gilgit to Chalt 294 & Kundyak An 344 Health 395 Chalt 295 Thui An 345 Chalt to Ghulmet 296 GILGIT & DIAMIR 346 Minapin 298 Diran Base Camp 346 Language 403 Aliabad 298 Fairy Meadow 348 Karimabad (Baltit) 299 NAGYR & HUNZA 349 Around Karimabad 305 Pakora Pass 350 Glossary 414 Ganish 306 Rakaposhi Base Camp 351 Upper Nagyr 306 Rush Phari 352 Behind the Scenes GOJAL & THE Ultar 353 417 KHUNJERAB PASS 307 Gulmit 308 GOJAL 355 Passu 310 Avdegar 355 Index 421 Shimshal Valley 313 Batura Glacier 356 Passu to Sost 313 Shimshal Pamir 357 Sost & Afiyatabad 314 Pamiri 359 World Time Zones 430 Chapursan Valley 315 Kilik & Mintaka Passes 360 BALTISTAN 361 Misgar 316 Map Legend The Khunjerab Pass 317 Humbrok 362 432 THE ROAD TO KASHGAR 317 The Khunjerab Pass to Tashkurgan 318 Tashkurgan 318 Tashkurgan to Kara Kul 320 Kara Kul 320 Regional Map Contents Kara Kul to Kashgar 321 Kashgar 322 Around Kashgar 330 Karakoram Hwy p236 Trekking in Trekking in Northern Pakistan 331 Northern North-West Pakistan Suggested Itineraries 332 Frontier p333 Province p188 Azad Jammu GETTING STARTED 334 & Kashmir Islamabad & p182 When to Trek 334 Rawalpindi What Kind of Trek 334 p72 What to Take 336 Punjab Maps 336 p95 Costs & Money 337 Balochistan Permits 337 p141 ON THE TREK 337 Daily Routine 337 Sindh p158 Guides & Porters 337 Sleeping & Eating 339 Women Trekkers 339 © Lonely Planet Publications 12 CONTENTS © Lonely Planet Publications. 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