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20 Heavenly Places of Pakistan (with Photos)

20 Heavenly Places of Pakistan (with Photos)

01. Gwadar, Balochistan 02. Saindak Reko-Diq, Balochistan 03. Makran Coast, Balochistan 04. Mubarak Village (Beach), Karachi, Sindh 05. Keenjhar Lake, Thatta, Sindh 06. Neelum Valley 07. Taobat, Neelum Valley 08. Kundal Shahi, Neelum Valley 09. Hunza Valley (in autumn) 10. Shimshal Lake, Hunza Valley 11. Katas Raj Temple, Punjab 12. Kalaam, KPK 13. Dudipatsar Lake, Mansehra, KPK 14. Madyan, Swat, KPK 15. Saif-ul-Malook Lake, Kaghan Valley 16. Siri Paye Meadows, Kaghan Valley 17. Saji Kot…

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Wiki Loves Earth Contest 2015 (Top 10 Photos) Pakistani Photo Wins First Place

Wiki Loves Earth Contest 2015 (Top 10 Photos) Pakistani Photo Wins First Place

The Wiki Loves Earth contest, organised by the Wikimedia Foundation, has chosen Zaeem Siddiq’s photo from Lower Kachura Lake, a popular tourist destination in Central Karakoram National Park, Skardu, Pakistan as the best international picture for the year 2015. The global 2015 edition has seen more than 8,500 contestants participating from 26 countries, with over 100,000 photo submissions throughout the month of May. From Pakistan alone, over 1500 contestants chipped in from across the country…

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Kachura Lakes Skardu (Most Beautiful Lakes of Pakistan)

Kachura Lakes Skardu (Most Beautiful Lakes of Pakistan)

The Kachura Lakes are two lakes in the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Northern Pakistan. The lakes, at 2,500 meters (8,200 ft) in elevation, are Upper Kachura Lake and Lower Kachura Lake. The latter is also known as Shangrila Lake and is within a tourist resort named Shangrila Resort outside the town of Skardu. Shangrila was named after a book titled “Lost Horizon” by James Hilton. In the novel, the author narrates a tale in which…

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