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One of the people of Pakistan’s best kept secrets, the ancient city of Moenjodaro is the most impressive ruin of the 165 Indus Valley sites where ancient people settled on the banks of the fertile Indus River. Moenjodaro dates back some 4000 years to the days of the Mesopotamian civilization.
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Pakistan’s most southern province, Sind, known as the ‘unhappy valley’ was until recently a barren desert until the Sukkur Dam, built during the Great War, allowed the land to be irrigated by the waters of the Indus River.
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In the mountain town of Gilgit in northern Pakistan, the minority Muslim Shia sect celebrates Ashura each year to commemorate the death of Hussain, the last descendant of Mohammed.
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There are many places in Pakistan to shop to your heart’s desire – roadside stalls selling cheap tack, expensive tourist shops, but the best place is one of the main city bazaars like those in Peshawar,
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The Karakoram is the highest highway in the world. Linking Pakistan with China, it took 30 years to build and is truly one of the greatest feats of engineering since the Pyramids. This journey starts in the northern town of Gilgit,
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