Hospitals
There are two major hospitals in Gilgit proper. The first is the DHQ or District Head Quarters which is the general hospital for the city. The Gilgit Eye Hospital is the other major hospital. It was started in 1995 by several foreign families. It is generally considered the best eye hospital in the entire Northern [...]
Activities
Fishing to Phandar Valley: Phandar Valley is a great place for fishing because of the beautiful river near the valley. Trout fish are in abundant and are caught easily. It takes 1 ½ hours drive to Ghizer and 3 hours drive to Phandar from Ghizer. The roads are very bumpy and sometimes there are landslides [...]
History
Manuscript of the Buddhist Jyoti text written in the Brahmi script, from Gilgit. Gilgit was an important city on the Silk Road through which Buddhism was spread from India to the rest of Asia. A large number of Buddhist Sanskrit texts, included the long version of the Heart Sutra have been unearthed in Gilgit. The [...]
Places of Tourisms
Ayubia is a tourist resort. The main attraction here is a chair lift ride with breath taking views. One can stay & spend a few days to appreciate the beauty of the area. Hotels in Ayubia are not of international standards but some are good like PTDC’s motel, Hotel Willow Grove, Montana Lodges etc. Dungagali: [...]
Abbottabad as Gateway to Silk Route
Abbottabad is a small neat and clean town in a spacious valley surrounded by green hills. It is a popular summer resort, located at the end of Murree-Abbottabad hill tract at a height of 1,220 meters, noted for its verdant parks, gardens, golf course and pine covered hills. Abbottabad, apart from being famous for its [...]
History
The city of Abbottabad was founded in 1853 by Maj. James Abbott, who was the first Deputy Commissioner of Hazara District. Hazara remained a District right upto its conversion into a Division in 1976. In October 1976, Mansehra was given the status of a full fledged District, which consisted of Mansehra and Batagram Tehsils. Subsequently [...]
Museum
The Archaeological Museum at Fifa Road has a collection of rare antique guns, swords and manuscripts Geological Survey Department on Sariab Road (6 kms) has a collection of rocks and fossils. Only 6 kms from the city is the campus of the University Balochistan.
Quetta
Quetta also spelled Kwatah city is a variation of kwatkot, a Pashto word meaning “fort,”. It is the largest city and provincial capital and district of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. The city is the provisional and district headquarters and is an important marketing and communications centre between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Situated at an elevation of 1676–1900 [...]
Karachi Shopping Areas
Saddar is by far the largest shopping area in Karachi with every imaginable (and barely imaginable),item available.The historical Bazaar is a composite of famous smaller bazaars and markets. This Market, located opposite the General Post Office on Abdullah Haroon Road (Victoria Road), sells a host of handicrafts consisting of brass, onyx and wood items. It [...]
Clifton Beach
Clifton Beach is the most easily accessibly of all beaches ,only fifteen to twenty minute drive from the city center. Clifton itself was an island at one time and was used as a health resort, with a sanitarium for the use British army and beaurocracy.Parts of it have wide roads lined with 100-year old Banyan [...]
