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Thanks so much for deleting those previous photos. I like to present them in this manner.
The Kaghan valley
Naran - I last visited this village in the year 2000. After 9 years it had grown so much. It is a town now.
PTDC Huts, Naran - I saw a few foreigners staying at these. The huts are pricey but must be an experience staying there. There are different rates for different levels of service. How nice it would be to sit outside this and just read a book or drink a cup of tea 
The River kunar at Naran
Prancras Gill is a singer from Gujranwala who is employed bt the PTDC to entertain guests staying at their huts. He sang for me. He was quite good but went on a bit lol
1 more scene from around Naran
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From Naran I made the compulsory trip to Jheel Saiful Mulk, an alpine lake over 3000 metres above sea level.
The whole has has been declared Jheel Siaful Muluk National Park. I love the ascent
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Citrine Wagtails are very common up here. I love Wagtails. Their bright colours, bouncey flight and bobbing of long tails is just so cute!
A tail-less salamander/lizard/gecko basked on a rock.
And a White-capped Water Redstart
It had snowed very heavily during the winter of 2008-2009. Snow was everywhere. Paths had only just opend up.
The one thing I love about Saiful Mulk is that every photo looks different. I could not believe the sight before me!
At 5200m high approx, Malika Parbat, the Queen of the mountains just rests!
This is a photo I took off the lake 9 years before this visit. It was taken just after the middle of August. It was taken with a non-digital camera. After August the flowers die off. Autumn sets in.
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You have great photography skills.
And those are some awsome pictures.
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so beautiful, these photos help some of us that have never visited pakistan to do some sightseeing through your pics. that lahore gymkhana house looks so nice. btw what’s a gymkhana? 
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A gymkhana is a club where the elite would play sports like horse-racing and golf.
As you can see the gymkhanas in Pakistan are of British colonial origin.
After i left Naran in June 2009 I headed off to Shogran another place i had not seen since a long time. It was 7 years since i last visited it.
The forest in Shogran can be thick and very steep. The views across to Musa ka Masala are amazing!
Shogran and the surrounding area has so much great wildlife - Black Bears, Brown Bears, Leopards, Wolf, Red Fox, Leopard Cats, Flying Squirrels, Yellow-throated Martens, Ibex, Markhor, Goral, Musk Deer, Himalayan Griffon Vultures, Lammergeiers, Golden Eagles, Kestrels and this Dark Grey Bush Chat. The females are brown, not Grey. Shogran is very rich in birdlife!
And heres the view going down over Kawai, the gateway to Shogran.
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verily the best of Central Asia is in Pakistan.
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Great Job - Lucky Himalaya ! You mesmerized me and made me bit emotional.
I think I should say, THANK YOU ! "sniff"
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these pics look incredible, do you get to travel a lot for your job there?
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Once gain - thanks for the compliments!
@Nisha25 - I just travel for my own personal enjoyment. I wish I could travel fo work purposes too!
Here are some photos of Murree - some people see it as cheap and tacky but its a good place to visit in the summer. It has many memories! There are soem of Mall Road.
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thats Murree
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Beautiful pictures. What kind of a creature is a Flying Squirrel?
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A flying suirrel is a rodent with has flaps of skin between its legs and arms which enable it to glide soem distances. I saw one in Pakistan once.
The Indus River at Thakot
Besham, Swat on the KKH
Some photos of the Kara Koram Highway and the Indus River at Kohistan District, KP
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Great :k:
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Amazing beauty.
It makes me cry seeing such pictures of home....
Sometimes i promise myself i'll go back and take my fammily North with me.
North to the land of Giants.
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awwesome pics:k:
wah g wah kamal kar dita tusi tay !!!
apna sona pakistan zindabad!!!
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very nice sharing
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i am sure non-Pakistanis would wish they were Pakistanis after seeing these pics
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wowww great sharing