Re: music
Yes zara. It is true that the music in northern areas is very different from the mainstream music. Check out this page to hear some of it:
http://karakorum.oc.to/music/index.html
Their servers slow so u’ll have to wait for the songs to download. Also Pakistan is a very diverse country so almost every province and the regions in those provinces have their own music and culture. So Sindh has its own unique music, as does Balochistan, NWFP and Punjab.
My best friend is from Gilgit and he once actually gave me a link to a site that had different songs from Northern Areas. He’s in Karachiu right now but I’ll try and contact him.
Hope this helps.