Pakistan (Photo Gallery)

Pakistan (Photo Gallery)

           Pakistan (Photo Gallery)

            Place : Karomber Lake, Northern Areas
           Country : Pakistan

           10 Photos

The famous Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. A beautiful example of Mughal
architecture. It was built by Emperor Aurangzeb in 1673.

Sunday textile market on the sidewalks of Karachi, Pakistan.

Recently inaugurated monument in Islamabad, Pakistan has been given the status
of National monument. After a competition among many renowned architects, Arif
Masood’s plan was selected for the design.
The blooming flower represents Pakistan while the four petals of the monument
represent the four provinces and the remaining three small petals (only two
visible here) represent the northern areas, Kashmir and the country’s tribal
areas. The star (center) and crescent (along the inner walls of petals)
represent the star and crescent on Pakistan’s flag.
The Monument has been designed to reflect the culture and civilization of the
country and also depicts the story of the Pakistan Movement, dedicated to
those who sacrificed themselves for future generations.

Surrounded by huge mountains of Pamirs (called roof of the world), just near
Karomber Pass lies this extremely beautiful valley of Pakistan. This place is
uniwue for having natural onion grass and heavy grass carpets. In his
travelogue, Mustansar Hussain Tarar calls this valley to be the elder sisiter
of Deosai with nevere ending treeless meadows. This valley is like a gift of
Allah for those who have crossed the uncertain Chitti Boui Glacier. Dont get
disappointed on the very first sight. Its not the valley to be fallen in love
at first sight… but the beauty graph goes exponentially up and reaches its
extreme where this valley ends at Karomber Pass near Karomber lake. Another
good thing about this place is its still unexplored and safe from human
destructions. A must do trek for any mountains lover.

Karomber Lake, Pakistan
Thanks Allah…from Karachi to Karomber we are blessed with natures best!!

Eventhough it is Winter, sunset is still colorful and bright in Pakistan.

A local copppersmith displays his wares at the central market in Multan,
Pakistan.

Pakistan is known for its artistically painted and decorated traffic vehicles,
whether they are small autorickshaws, goods-hauling trucks, or buses used for
public transportation. The magnficent art, couple with faces peering from
windows, always provides a wonderful frame for photos begging to be taken.
(Lahore).

Iqbal’s Children-Pakistan.

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Shangri-La

Shangri-La

Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. In the book, "Shangri-La" is a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise but particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia — a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world. In the novel Lost Horizon, the people who live at Shangri-La are almost immortal, living years beyond the normal lifespan and only very slowly aging in appearance. The word also evokes the imagery of exoticism of the Orient. In the ancient Tibetan scriptures, existence of seven such places is mentioned as Nghe-Beyul Khimpalung. One of such places is mentioned to be situated somewhere in the Makalu-Barun region.

The use of the term Shangri-La is frequently cited as a modern reference to Shambhala, a mythical kingdom in Tibetan Buddhist tradition, which was sought by Eastern and Western explorers; Hilton was also inspired by then-current National Geographic articles on Tibet, which referenced the legend.

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