Pakistan Tourism....The Variety of CLIMATE

PAKISTAN

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Pakistan Culture Tours Itineraries.

Pakistan is a land of a very colorful culture. There are many possibilities of some unique experiences in this country. Some sample Itineraries are given below. For further information and costing please.

Current Situation in Pakistan: Swat has now opened for tourist, we will provide police and private security at places where it may be necessary. All these tours are available and are safe to take for foreign tourists. Southern Province of Sindh and North eastern Gilgit Baltistan are absolutely safe to travel in South Punjab government of Pakistan provides police security but it is also safe for tourists.

9 Days North Pakistan culture tour

Day 01 Meet on arrival in Islamabad Transfer to Regency Inn Hotel Afternoon tour of Islamabad Overnight at hotel.
Day 02 Drive to Besham en-route visit Taxila and Mansehra Overnight at hotel.
Day 03 Drive to Hunza via Karakorum highway, stop at several breathtaking views Overnight at Baltit Inn hotel.
Day 04 Full day excursion to upper Hunza and Khunjerab pass Overnight at hotel.
Day 05 Full day in Hunza valley overnight at hotel.
Day 06 Drive to Gilgit overnight at hotel.
Day 07 Day in Gilgit visit Kargah Buddha, the Gilgit bazaar and option excursion to Naltar overnight at hotel..
Day 08 Morning try to catch flight to Islamabad if flight is cancelled we will drive this day to Abbottabad overnight at hotel
Day 09 Drive to Islamabad tour of Islamabad Transfer to airport for Flight to home.

9 Days Lahore, Islamabad, Gilgit Hunza, & Skardu tour

Day 01 LAHORE Meet on arrival and Transfer to Pearl Continental Hotel. Afternoon Sightseeing tour of Lahore. Dinner & Overnight at Hotel

Day 02 LAHORE After breakfast tour the city of Lahore, Visit Lahore museum, Wazir Khan Mosque, Anarkali Bazaar etc Lunch at hotel Afternoon drive to Islamabad On arrival transfer to Pearl Continental Hotel Rawalpindi. Overnight

Day 03 Breakfast at hotel . Leave for Besham visit the Taxila museum and archeological site on the way Lunch en-route Dinner Overnight at PTDC Hotel

Day 04 Breakfast at hotel. Drive on the Karakorum Highway to Gilgit stopping at different photo points and Shatial Rock drawings. On arrival transfer to Gilgit Serena Hotel Dinner & Overnight at Hotel .

Day 05 Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Hunza via Rakaposhi point breathtaking views of Rakaposhi and the Hunza valley en-route. Tea at the foot of Rakaposhi. Overnight at Hotel .

Day 06 Breakfast at hotel. Full day Excursion to Khunjerab pass overnight at hotel.

Day 07 Morning early breakfast at hotel drive to Besham overnight at hotel.

Day 08 Drive to Islamabad visit Abbottabad & Taxila enroute. overnight at hotel.

Day 09 Breakfast at hotel. Morning tour of Islamabad Tour of the twin cities Rawalpindi & Islamabad Visit the Shah Faisal Mosque, an excellent Model of the Modern Muslim architecture, Shakaparian View point, Folk heritage museum , after that drive through the government buildings and visit the Raja bazaar Lunch at Shakarparian View point Evening transfer to Airport for flight to Karachi. On arrival transfer to Avari towers hotel Dinner Overnight at Hotel

12 Days Pakistan Valleys. Swat, Kohistan, Gilgit Hunza & Chitral valleys

Day 01 Arrive Islamabad transfer to Pearl Continental Hotel. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 02 Drive to Nathiagali Overnight at Afaq Serena Hotel.
Day 03 Full day tour of Galies in Murree optional climb Mirajani peak overnight at hotel..
Day 04 Flight to Chitral Overnight at PTDC
Day 05 Full day tour in Kalash (Kafristan) Valleys Overnight at PTDC
Day 06 Drive to Gilgit via Shandur pass Overnight at Serena Hotel
Day 07 Excursion by jeep to Naltar Valley Overnight at Serena
Day 08 Drive to Hunza Overnight at Hill top hotel
Day 09 Full day at leisure in Hunza valley.
Day 10 Drive to Pattan overnight at Pattan view hotel.
Day 11 Drive to Islamabad overnight at Pearl continental hotel.
Day 12 Morning tour of Islamabad afternoon transfer to airport for flight to home.

14 Days Pakistan Valleys. Swat, Kohistan, Gilgit Hunza Skardu & Chitral valleys

Day 01 Arrive Islamabad transfer to Pearl Continental Hotel. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 02 Drive to Nathiagali Overnight at Afaq Serena Hotel.
Day 03 Full day tour of Galies in Murree optional climb Mirajani peak overnight at hotel..
Day 04 Flight to Chitral Overnight at PTDC
Day 05 Full day tour in Kalash (Kafristan) Valleys Overnight at PTDC
Day 06 Drive to Gilgit via Shandur pass Overnight at Serena Hotel
Day 07 Excursion by jeep to Naltar Valley Overnight at Serena
Day 08 Drive to Hunza Overnight at Hill top hotel
Day 09 Full day at leisure in Hunza valley.
Day 10 Drive to Skardu overnight at PTDC Motel.
Day 11 Drive to Shigar Fort overnight at Shigar Fort. Recently inaugurated by His Highness Aga Khan.
Day 12 Day at leisure Overnight at hotel
Day 13 Morning Flight to Islamabad (If Flight does not operate then we will drive to Besham & overnight at PTDC)
Day 14 Tour of Islamabad & Rawalpindi rest of the day At leisure in Islamabad afternoon transfer to airport for flight to home. (Besham to Islamabad flight to home)

9 Day Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Swat Tour

Day 01 Meet on arrival and Transfer to Avari towers Hotel. Afternoon Sightseeing tour of Karachi Visit Jinnah Mausoleum Defense Mosque, Clifton Beach, Dhobi Ghat, Bus Painting Yard and Bohri Bazaar Meals & Overnight at Hotel
Day 02 Breakfast at hotel . transfer to airport for flight to Moen Jo Daro On arrival transfer to Moen Jo Daro Site visit SD & DK Sites later visit the Museum. Lunch at Rest hose Evening transfer to airport for flight to Karachi On arrival transfer to Hotel Dinner & Overnight at Hotel
Day 03 Breakfast at hotel . Transfer to airport for flight to Islamabad. On arrival transfer to Pearl Continental Hotel Afternoon sightseeing of Twin cities Rawalpindi & Islamabad, Visit Tour of the twin cities Rawalpindi & Islamabad Visit the Shah Faisal Mosque, an excellent Model of the Modern Muslim architecture, Shakaparian View point, Folk heritage museum , after that drive through the government buildings and visit the Raja bazaar Overnight at Hotel
Day 04 Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Peshawar via Taxila Visit Julian & Sirkap sites and museum On arrival transfer Pearl Continental Overnight at Hotel .
Day 05 Breakfast at hotel. Leave for excursion to Khyber Pass Afternoon Tour of Peshawar Visit Kissa Khowani Bazaar, Mohabat Khan Mosque and The Peshawar museum. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 06 Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Swat via Takht Bhai and Shehbaz Garhi. On arrival transfer to Swat Serena Hotel Evening short visit to Mingora Bazaar Overnight at Hotel .
Day 07 Breakfast at hotel. Morning visit Swat museum and Butkara Afternoon Drive to Islamabad Airport for flight to Lahore On arrival transfer to Pearl Continental Hotel for Overnight
Day 08 After breakfast tour the city of Lahore, Visit Lahore museum, Wazir Khan Mosque, Dai anga Mosque Anarkali Bazaar etc Lunch at hotel Evening Farewell dinner in a local traditional restaurant Overnight at Hotel
Day 09 Breakfast at hotel. Flight to home

15 Days Karachi Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Swat Gilgit & Hunza Tour

Day 01 Meet on arrival and Transfer to Hotel. Afternoon Sightseeing tour of Karachi Visit Jinnah Mausoleum Defense Mosque, Clifton Beach, Dhobi Ghat and Bohri Bazaar Overnight at Hotel
Day 02 Breakfast at Hotel. Morning Full day tour of Thatta. Visit Chaukundi, Banbhore, Makli & Shahjehan mosque, Afternoon return to Karachi After fresh up transfer to Railway station for Overnight train to Lahore. Dinner & Overnight on board the train.
Day 03 On arrival transfer to hotel Lahore. Afternoon visit the Lahore fort, Badshahi Mosque and Shalimar gardens. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 04 Breakfast at Hotel. Morning resume the rest of the city tour of Lahore Visit Lahore Museum in detail, Delhi gate Bazaar, Wazir Khan Mosque, and Anarkali mosque. Afternoon Drive to Islamabad On arrival transfer to Hotel. Overnight at Hotel
Day 05 Breakfast at hotel . Morning sightseeing of Twin cities Rawalpindi & Islamabad, Visit the Shah Faisal Mosque, an excellent Model of the Modern Muslim architecture, Shakaparian View point, Folk heritage museum, after that drive through the government buildings and visit the Raja bazaar Overnight at Hotel
Day 06 Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Besham via Taxila Visit Julian & Sirkap archeological sites and the site museum On arrival at Besham transfer PTDC Motel Besham. Overnight at Hotel
Day 07 Breakfast at hotel. Leave for Gilgit driving along the Karakorum Highway. Stop at several photogenic spots and Shatial Rock drawing from 4th to 8th century. On arrival transfer to Hotel. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 08 Breakfast at hotel. After a short tour of Gilgit Drive to Hunza on arrival transfer to Baltit Inn Hotel. Evening walk through the bazaar of Hunza and visit Altit Fort Overnight at Hotel .
Day 09 Breakfast at hotel. Morning Excursion to Nagar Village Afternoon free Overnight at Hotel.
Day 10 Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Chilas Visiting different villages on the way Overnight at Hotel.
Day 11 Breakfast at Hotel. Drive to Swat via Shangla pass. Arrive Hotel Serena Swat late in the evening Overnight at Hotel.
Day 12 Full day tour of the valley of swat Visit Kalam, Madyan, Bahrain & Mingora Bazaar for Shopping Overnight at hotel.
Day 13 Breakfast at Hotel Drive 170 Kms to Peshawar. Visit Takht Bhai the most well preserved monastery of Pakistan. On arrival transfer to Pearl Continental Hotel Overnight at Hotel
Day 14 Breakfast at Hotel. Morning Excursion to Khyber pass afternoon Tour of Peshawar Evening flight to Karachi On arrival transfer to hotel
Day 15 Breakfast at Hotel. Transfer to airport for flight to your next destination.

5 Days Pakistan Cities Tour. Karachi Lahore Islamabad

Day 01 Meet on arrival and Transfer to Hotel. Afternoon Sightseeing tour of Karachi Visit Jinnah
Mausoleum Defense Mosque, Clifton Beach, Dhobi Ghat and Bohri Bazaar Overnight at Hotel

Day 02 Breakfast at hotel. Morning transfer to airport for flight to Lahore On arrival transfer to hotel Lahore. Afternoon visit the Lahore fort, Badshahi Mosque and Shalimar gardens. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 03 Breakfast at Hotel. Morning Drive to Rawalpindi On arrival transfer to Hotel. Overnight at Hotel

Day 04 Breakfast at hotel . Morning Afternoon sightseeing of Twin cities Rawalpindi & Islamabad, Visit the Shah Faisal Mosque, an excellent Model of the Modern Muslim architecture, Shakaparian View point, Folk heritage museum, after that drive through the government buildings and visit the Raja bazaar Overnight at Hotel

Day 05 Transfer to Airport for Your onward flight.

8 Days Pakistan China Silkroad tour

Day 01 Arrival Karachi City tour later transfer back to airport for flight to Peshawar. Overnight at Pearl Continental Hotel.
Day 02 Morning Excursion to Khyber pass Afternoon city tour of Peshawar. Overnight.
Day 03 Drive to Swat via Takht Bhai one of the most well preserved Buddhist monastery dating back to 2nd Century AD Over night at Swat Serena Hotel.
Day 04 Full day tour of the valley of Swat overnight.
Day 05 Drive to Chilas Via Karakorum Highway. Overnight at Panorama Hotel.
Day 06 Drive to Hunza via Gilgit Overnight at PTDC Motel.
Day 07 Day at leisure in Hunza. Overnight.
Day 08 Drive to Taxkorgan to continue a tour in China.

11 Days Pakistan Silk Road to combine with China & central Asia

Day 01 Arrive Islamabad transfer to Pearl Continental Hotel Rawalpindi. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 02 Morning tour of Islamabad AFternoon drive to Peshawar overnight at Grand hotel.
Day 03 Morning Excursion to Khyber pass Afternoon tour of Peshawar Overnight at hotel
Day 04 Drive to Swat via Malakand pass Overnight at Swat Serena Hotel.
Day 05 Full day in Swat valley overnight at hotel. Day 06 Full day tour of Swat.
Day 06 Drive Chilas Overnight at Panorama Hotel
Day 07 Drive to Hunza enroute visit Rakaposhi viewpoint Overnight at Baltit inn Hotel
Day 08 Excursion by jeep to Nagar Valley Overnight at Hotel
Day 09 Full day Excursion to Khunjerab pass overnight at hotel.
Day 10 Full day at leisure. Walk in the valley. overnight at hotel.
Day 11 Drive to Taxkorgan to start the tour of China.

9 Days Around the Silk Road

Day 01 Arrive Islamabad Transfer to Hotel Overnight at Hotel
Day 02 Drive to Besham via Taxila Overnight at PTDC Hotel
Day 03 Drive to Gilgit Overnight at Serena Hotel
Day 04 AM Sightseeing tour of Gilgit PM Transfer to Hunza Overnight at Hotel .
Day 05 Full day in Hunza Overnight at Hotel
Day 06 Drive to Chilas Overnight at Hotel
Day 07 drive to Swat Overnight at Hotel
Day 08 AM Sightseeing tour Afternoon drive to Peshawar Overnight at Hotel
Day 09 Tour of Khyber pass Flight to Karachi or ISB to connect flight to Home.

You can add more leisure days in Hunza or any other place.

18 days major Tribal South Pakistan

Day 01 Arrival at Islamabad Overnight at Hotel
Day 02 Transfer to Peshawar via Taxila Sightseeing tour of Taxila Overnight at Hotel
Day 03 Full day excursion to Khyber pass
Day 04 Flight to Lahore Overnight at Hotel
Day 05 Full day Sightseeing tour of Lahore Overnight at Hotel
Day 06 Train to Multan Overnight at Hotel
Day 07 Drive to Bahawalpur Overnight at Hotel
Day 08 Full day tour of Derawar fort & Chanan Pir in the desert of Cholistan.
Day 09 Train to Quetta Overnight at Hotel
Day 10 Full day Sightseeing tour in Quetta.
Day 11 Drive to Sukkur via Bolan Pass Overnight at Hotel
Day 12 Full day in Sukkur visit house boats Hindu temples etc Overnight at Hotel
Day 13 Drive to Manchar lake via Moen-Jo-Daro Overnight at Hotel on the House boats
Day 14 Full day float in the lake to see Boat villages Overnight at Hotel House Boats.
Day 15 Drive to Hyderabad via Sehwan Overnight at Hotel
Day 16 Drive to Thatta later continue to Karachi Overnight at Hotel
Day 17 Full day tour of Karachi Overnight at Hotel
Day 18 Departure

9 Days Pakistan to Combine with India

Day 01 Arrive Islamabad Drive to swat Overnight at Serena Hotel .
Day 02 Full day tour of Swat valley. Overnight at Serena
Day 03 Drive to Besham Overnight at PTDC Hotel
Day 04 Drive to Abbottabad Via Nathiagali Overnight at Pearl Cont:: Abbottabad.
Day 05 Drive to Peshawar Overnight at Hotel .
Day 06 Tour of Khyber pass Overnight at Hotel
Day 07 Flight to Lahore Half day tour Overnight at Hotel
Day 08 AM Sightseeing tour of Lahore PM drive to Wagah witness the flag raising ceremony Overnight at PTDC Wagah.
Day 09 Transfer to India.

20 Days Iran Pakistan

Day 01 Reach Tehran by Air or by road from Turkey Transfer and overnight
Day 02 Teheran/Isfahan AM tour Teheran. PM drive to Isfahan via Qum
Day 03 Isfahan Full day tour
Day 04 Isfahan Full day tour
Day 05 Isfahan/Shiraz Visit Pasargad.
Day 06 Shiraz Full day tour Shiraz
Day 08 Shiraz Excursion to Persepolis
Day 09 Shiraz/Kerman Drive to Kerman. PM tour Kerman
Day 10 Kerman/Bam/Zahidan Drive to Zahidan via Bam and Mahan
Day 11 Zahidan/Yakmuch Drive through the Baluchistan desert to Yakmuch saty in a basic rest house
Day 12 Yakmuch to Quetta Overnight at Hotel
Day 13 Quetta Tour of Hanna Lake and Urak Valley
Day 14 Quetta /Bahawalpur Overnight train to Bahawalpur
Day 15 Bahawalpur Tour of Bahawalpur
Day 16 Excursion to Derawar & Uch Sharief Overnight at Hotel
Day 17 Drive to Multan PM Visit the famous shrines of Multan and bazaar Overnight at Hotel
Day 18 Flight to Lahore PM Sightseeing tour. Overnight at Hotel
Day 19 City tour of Lahore Evening Dinner with traditional dance
Day 20 Option to go to India or Continue to Islamabad for a six days tour of Swat Besham, Gilgit,, Hunza & Peshawar.

7 Days Bhurban Patriata, Nathiagali & Swat

Day 01 Arrive Islamabad transfer to Pearl Continental Hotel Bhurban. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 02 Full day at leisure. Excursion to Patriata Overnight at Pear Cont: Hotel.
Day 03 Full day at leisure. Overnight at Pearl Cont:
Day 04 Drive to Abbottabad Via Nathiagali Overnight at Pear Cont:: Abbottabad.
Day 05 Drive to Swat via Shangla pass Overnight at Swat Serena Hotel.
Day 06 Full day tour of Swat.
Day 07 Fly or Drive to Islamabad later Connect Flight to Karachi.

5 Days Swat Abbottabad, Besham & Islamabad

Day 01 Arrive Islamabad Drive to swat Overnight at Serena Hotel .
Day 02 Full day tour of Swat valley.
Day 03 Drive to Besham Overnight at PTDC Hotel
Day 04 Drive to Abbottabad Via Nathiagali Overnight at Pear Cont:: Abbottabad.
Day 05 Drive Islamabad Flight to Karachi.

4 Days Bahawalpur, Derawar & Multan

Day 01 Flight to Bahawalpur on arrival transfer to PTDC hotel for Overnight.
Day 02 Full day tour of Derawar Fort via Chanan Pir Overnight at PTDC.
Day 03 Drive to Multan Afternoon visit the famous mausoleums of Shah Rukn e Alam, Sh.Bahauddin Zakaria & Shams Tabrez Overnight at Holiday inn Multan
Day 04 Flight to Karachi.

5 Days soft Adventure tour

Day 01 Flight to Bahawalpur on arrival transfer to PTDC hotel for Overnight.
Day 02 Drive to Derawar fort via Uch Sharief Visit the fort and mosque later board on the camels to go around the nearby villages in Cholistan Desert Overnight in Camp.
Day 03 Drive to Bahawalpur via Uch Sharief Overnight PTDC .
Day 04 Drive to Multan Visit the famous shrines of Shah Rukn e Alam, Sh. Bahauddin Zakaria and Shah Shams Tabrez Afternoon visit the Multan ceramics factory. Overnight at Holiday inn Multan
Day 05 Flight to Karachi.

Travel Guide to Pakistan

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Welcome to the fabulous Pakistan. Pakistan is situated in the west of India and china while Iran and Afghanistan share their border with Pakistan on western side. Pakistan although a very peaceful and very friendly nation has been very badly hit by the notorious war on terrorism by the countries who always envied the landscape and blessing of the country. The local media the war on terror leaders have now destroyed peace and tranquility of some areas of Pakistan's in a game that no one understands. This game is not an old one similar games (Gilgit Game, Great game) were played on this soil many years ago by similar powers. This land Pakistan (The pure Land) be it called Pakistan or be it (Sindu Sapta the real India ) has probably been the most sought after land in the history. From the King Darius of Persia, the Alexander of Macedonia and numerous others have marched here in quest of this land. There has been lot of culture changes in this soil.
Today India boasts to be "India of the past" while it was known as Deserta Incognita (Un Known Desert) in the past. Pakistan is the real old India that world should come to see. This is where Moen Jo Daro of Indus civilization is, This is where the mighty river Indus runs, This here where Buddhism was developed, this is where Sanskrit was born, and this is where the the Alexander came.
The spectacular views of the mountains the green planes, colorful deserts and the mighty Indus river are just a few things that this country has been blessed with. We are also blessed with the oldest history of the world. When we look at the civilizations like Egypt, Mesopotamia and others our Indus civilizations looks way too far well developed and well planned. We are the first urban civilization where city planning existed. We are the people who had binary system of the weights and the most accurate one 5000 yes five thousand years ago.
Today people talk of taxes and hygiene and organic food and saving nature we have had these ideas in 2500 BC we had a tax system democracy and even a system which was most eco friendly and well aware of nature and was protecting it.
Today when I buy a burger in a so called developed country it is wrapped in paper plastic and foil, the trash weighs more than the burger come to Pakistan where when I buy a burger my friendly burger cooks it right in front of me and and hand it to me in the most plain format with no paper no plastic and no trash.
Pakistan is a paradise and no super power can destroy it. We are facing a time when people are talking all sorts of ill things about us but its only us who see that Pakistan still stands out and boasts to be the most beautiful and most wonderful country in the world.
Today some countries are building largest shopping malls, tallest towers and what not they destroy nature and produce ugly structures which do nothing but hurt our earth can those countries build mountains like K2 can they bring about a river as mighty and as legendry as river Indus.
This is an open invitation to every one come visit Pakistan don't listen to media don't listen to advisories this country is full of friendly folks flora and fauna. Nature smiles here and sun pays its first homage here in Pakistan.

Most requested Hotels.

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Islamabad Hotels

Serena Hotel Islamabad (Pakistan's finest 5 Star hotel in the heart of capital Islamabad.)
Marriott Hotel Islamabad (International standard 5 Star hotel Special Discounted rates available)
Islamabad Hotel Islamabad (Formerly Holiday Inn & Islamabad Hotel a 4 Star hotel in central Islamabad)
Envoy Continental Hotel (3 Star hotel in Blue Area Islamabad offers great services and affordable rates)
Hotel Crown Plaza Islamabad (4 Star hotel located in Blue area Islamabad. Offers large TV screens in room wifi etc)
Best Western Hotel Islamabad (4 Star hotel near Islamabad Golf Club)
Hotel De Papae (Owned by Tabaq Restaurant management a good 3 star hotel)

FOREX TRADING TODAY

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The FOREX (FOReign currency EXchange) market is trading at $2.5 trillion every day. That is a hundred times more than the New York Stock Exchange. As long as the World has different countries, with different currencies, and there will be International Trade and there will always be a worldwide foreign exchange (FOREX) market. The FOREX has to exist so a country like Japan can sell products in the United States and be able to receive Japanese Yen in exchange for US Dollars

Foreign exchange market

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The foreign exchange market (forex, FX, or currency market) is a worldwide decentralized over-the-counter financial market for the trading of currencies. Financial centers around the world function as anchors of trading between a wide range of different types of buyers and sellers around the clock, with the exception of weekends. The foreign exchange market determines the relative values of different currencies.^[1]
The primary purpose of the foreign exchange is to assist international trade and investment, by allowing businesses to convert one currency to another currency. For example, it permits a US business to import British goods and pay Pound Sterling, even though the business's income is in US dollars. It also supports speculation, and facilitates the carry trade, in which investors borrow low-yielding currencies and lend (invest in) high-yielding currencies, and which (it has been claimed) may lead to loss of competitiveness in some countries.^[2]

In a typical foreign exchange transaction, a party purchases a quantity of one currency by paying a quantity of another currency. The modern foreign exchange market began forming during the 1970s when countries gradually switched to floating exchange rates from the previous exchange rate regime, which remained fixed as per the Bretton Woods system.

Diamond ring

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Diamond ring, a type of jewellery featuring a diamond. For this usage, see also engagement ring.
This Diamond Ring, a 1965 pop song written by Al Kooper, Bob Brass and Irwin Levine, and attributed to Gary Lewis and the Playboys
"Diamond Rings" (song), a song by Chipmunk
"Diamond Ring", a song by Bon Jovi from their 1995 album These Days
"Diamond Ring", a song by Pedro the Lion from the 1999 EP The Only Reason I Feel Secure
Diamond Rings (musician), an indie rock musician from Toronto, Canada
"The Diamond Ring", a song by Adair from their 2006 album The Destruction of Everything is the Beginning of Something New
"This Diamond Ring", episode #5.19 of Dharma & Greg featuring Claudia Schiffer as Gretchen

"A phase during a solar eclipse when a little bit of Sun appears from the edge of the Moon, right before and right after totality, called the

Drunk driving in the United States D.U.I

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Drunk driving is the act of operating and/or driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired. It is illegal in all jurisdictions within the U.S. The specific criminal offense is usually called driving under the influence [of alcohol and/or other drugs] (DUI), and in some states driving while intoxicated (DWI), operating while impaired (OWI), or operating a vehicle under the influence (OVI). Such laws may also apply to boating or piloting aircraft. Vehicles can include farm machinery and horse-drawn carriages.
In the United States the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that 17,941 people died in 2006 in alcohol-related collisions, representing 40% of total traffic deaths in the US. NHTSA states 275,000 were injured in alcohol-related accidents in 2003.^[1] The Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated that in 1996 local law enforcement agencies made 1,467,300 arrests nationwide for driving under the influence of alcohol, compared to 1.9 million such arrests during the peak year in 1983.^[2] The arrest rate for alcohol-related offenses among American Indians was more than double that for the total population during 1996, and almost 4 in 10 American Indians held in local jails had been charged with a public order offense, most commonly driving while intoxicated.^[3] In 1997 an estimated 513,200 DWI offenders were under correctional supervision, down from 593,000 in 1990 and up from 270,100 in 1986.^[4]
NHTSA defines fatal collisions as "alcohol-related" if they believe the driver, a passenger, or non-motorist (such as a pedestrian or pedal cyclist) had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.01 or greater. NHTSA defines nonfatal collisions as alcohol-related if the accident report indicates evidence of alcohol present. NHTSA specifically notes that alcohol-related does not necessarily mean a driver or non occupant was tested for alcohol and that the term does not indicate a collision or fatality was caused by the presence of alcohol.^[5] On average, about 60% of the BAC values are missing or unknown. To analyze what they believe is the complete data, statisticians simulate BAC information.^[6] Drivers with a BAC of 0.10 are 6 to 12 times more likely to get into a fatal crash or injury than drivers with no alcohol

HOTELS>>>>>>>>>>>>

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A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning or climate control. Additional common features found in hotel rooms are a telephone, an alarm clock, a television, a safe, a mini-bar with snack foods and drinks, and facilities for making tea and coffee. Luxury features include bathrobes and slippers, a pillow menu, twin-sink vanities, and jacuzzi bathtubs. Larger hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a restaurant, swimming pool, fitness center, business center, childcare, conference facilities and social function services.
Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room.

Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement. In the United Kingdom, a hotel is required by law to serve food and drinks to all guests within certain stated hours. In Japan, capsule hotels provide a minimized amount of room space and shared facilities.

Thalassemia

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halassemia (also spelled thalassaemia) is an inherited autosomal recessive blood disease. In thalassemia the genetic defect, which could be either mutation or deletion, results in reduced rate of synthesis or no synthesis of one of the globin chains that make up hemoglobin. This can cause the formation of abnormal hemoglobin molecules, thus causing anemia, the characteristic presenting symptom of the thalassemias.

Thalassemia is a quantitative problem of too few globins synthesized, whereas sickle-cell anemia (a hemoglobinopathy) is a qualitative problem of synthesis of an incorrectly functioning globin. Thalassemias usually result in underproduction of normal globin proteins, often through mutations in regulatory genes. Hemoglobinopathies imply structural abnormalities in the globin proteins themselves.^[1] The two conditions may overlap, however, since some conditions which cause abnormalities in globin proteins (hemoglobinopathy) also affect their production (thalassemia). Thus, some thalassemias are hemoglobinopathies, but most are not. Either or both of these conditions may cause anemia.

Attorney at law

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Attorney at law or attorney-at-law, usually abbreviated in everyday speech to attorney, is the official name for a lawyer in certain jurisdictions, including, Japan, Sri Lanka and the United States.

England and Wales

The term was also used in England and Wales for lawyers who practised in the common law courts. In 1873, however, attorneys were redesignated solicitors (which had always been the title for those lawyers who practised in the courts of equity). Attorneys did not generally actually appear as advocates in the higher courts, a role reserved (as it still usually is) for barristers.

Forex>>>> Exchange

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Get Pakistan Open Market & Inter Bank forex rates. Get forex conversion rate from PKR to GBP, USD, Euro. Find Pak rupee exchange rate in Pound & US dollars.

DIAMOND>>>

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n mineralogy, diamond (from the ancient Greek αδάμας – adámas "unbreakable") is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions. Diamond is renowned as a material with superlative physical qualities, most of which originate from the strong covalent bonding between its atoms. In particular, diamond has the highest hardness and thermal conductivity of any bulk material. Those properties determine the major industrial application of diamond in cutting and polishing tools.
Diamond has remarkable optical characteristics. Because of its extremely rigid lattice, it can be contaminated by very few types of impurities, such as boron and nitrogen. Combined with wide transparency, this results in the clear, colorless appearance of most natural diamonds. Small amounts of defects or impurities (about one per million of lattice atoms) color diamond blue (boron), yellow (nitrogen), brown (lattice defects), green, purple, pink, orange or red. Diamond also has relatively high optical dispersion (ability to disperse light of different colors), which results in its characteristic luster. Excellent optical and mechanical properties, combined with efficient marketing, make diamond the most popular gemstone.

Skardu

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Skardu, capital of Baltistan is perched 2,438 metres above sea level in the backdrop of the great peaks of the Karakorams. Balti people are a mixture of Tibetan and Caucasian stock and speak Balti, an ancient form of Tibetan. Due to the similarity of its culture, lifestyle and architecture with Tibet, Baltistan is also known as the "Tibet-e-Khurd" (Little Tibet). It borders on the Chinese province of Xinjiang and Indian-occupied Kashmir. The tourist season is from April to October. The maximum temperature is 27 C and minimum (October) 8 C. Apart from its incomparable cluster of mountain peaks and glaciers Baltistan's five valleys - Shigar, Skardu, Khaplu, Rondu and Kharmang are noted for their luscious peaches, apricots, apples and pears.

Gilgit Valley

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At an elevation of 1,454 metres lies the Gilgit Valley. The quaint little town of Gilgit has spectacular scenic beauty. The peak tourist season is from April to October though you can visit the valley round the year. The maximum temperature in May is 33 C and the minimum 16 C and in September, maximum 28 C and minimum 11 C.

Places to visit

Gilgit Bridge:
The bridge over the fast flowing Gilgit River, at the end of its traditional bazaar, is the largest suspension bridge in Asia (182 metres long and 2 metres wide) permitting enough room for one jeep at a time to cross.

Kargah Buddha:
Located on a rock near Kargah Nullah (ravine), 10 km. from Gilgit town is a beautiful rock engraving of Buddha from 7th century A.D.

Monument of Taj Mughal:
A victory monument of Taj Mughal, built 700 years ago, is 30 km. jeep drive from Gilgit town.

Sher Qilla:
It is 38 km. from Gilgit - Trekking route links with Naltar valley. Trout fishing can be enjoyed in Sher Qilla Nullah and a small lake.

Singal:
About 61 km from Gilgit - Trekking route links with Chilas and Kohistan valley.

Gahkuch:
Headquarter of Ghizer District - Ideal place for trekking, good fishing sports and duck shooting in season. It is the gateway to Iskoman Valley. Government rest house and private hotels are available (73 km from Gilgit). Archaeological sites in village and a near by village Hatoon.

Naltar Valley:
Two hours jeep drive from Gilgit link rod. Government Rest house, Private hotels and a Ski slope, lush green Alpine forest with small lakes and glaciers, trout fishing in lake. Trekking routes link with Iskoman, Chalt and Punial valley.

GILGIT

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The Northern Area is the most spectacular and fascinating region of Pakistan. It is here that the world's three famous mountain ranges meet - the Himalayas, the Karakorams and the Hindukush. The whole Northern Pakistan has come to be known as a paradise for mountaineers, climbers, trekkers, hikers and anglers of the most famous “Trout fish”.

In the northern regions of Pakistan, at a stone's throw from the Amu Darya, is” Bam-e-Dunya” (the roof of the world). This was the name given to the great Pamir plateau, apex of six of the mightiest mountain ranges of the world.

The historic Karakoram pass 5,575 metres, an ancient trading route between Kashmir and Xinjiang, gives its name to the range west of it that forms the watershed between the Indus and the Central Asian deserts. The eastern boundary of the Karakoram is the upper Shyok River from where it extends over 322 km. westwards to the Karumbar river and the Hindukush range. To the north the Shaksgam tributary of the Yarkand River and south by the Indus bound the Karakoram. Here, the Nanga Parbat 8,126 metres massif is the western anchor of the great Himalayan range which stretches in an arc 24,124 km. east to Burma, a boundary and barrier, "the razor's edge" which for centuries has determined the destiny of the Indian sub-continent.

Such is the setting of Karakoram Range, this remnant of a primeval ice age, "the third pole," with extensive glacier systems and the greatest concentration of lofty mountains in the world. Some of the largest glaciers outside sub-polar regions flow in the Karakorams. For its sheer mountain grandeur and breath-taking panorama of beauty, few places can match the superb landscape through which the Karakoram Highway snakes. A fantastic and unforgettable spectacle is the passage of the Highway along the Baltura glacier, rated among the worlds seventh largest.

The Khunjerab Pass, which the Highway crosses, and the nearby Mintaka Pass lie astride the fabulous ancient Silk Route that led from Europe to Asia and over which history's most famous tourists once travelled. These include the Venetian trader Marco Polo after who has been made the wild Marco Polo sheep in the thirteenth century, the Chinese Monk Fe Hien in the fourth century and the Arab historian, Al-Beruni in the eleventh century.

The Siachin glacier is 75 km, the Hispar, (52 km) joints the Biafo at the Hispar La 5,154 metres to form an ice corridor, 116 km. long.The Batura too is 58 km. in length. But the most outstanding of these rivers of ice is the Baltoro (62 km). This mighty glacier fed by some 30 tributaries constitutes a surface area of 1,219 sq. km. Of the fourteen over 8,000 m peaks on earth, four occupy an amphitheatre at the head of Baltoro. There are K-2 (8,611) second only to Everest, Broad Peak (8,047 metres) Gasherbrum-I (8,068 metres), Gasherbrum-II (8,035 metres).

Seen from a distance, the Baltoro appears smooth and beautiful but in fact it is a chaotic tumbling mass of rock and ice, troughs and hillocks and the debris of centuries.
It is a unique remote corner of earth. For here, in a frozen wilderness a crag, cornices and crevasses, raise towering spires of granite, great snowy peaks with fluted icy ridges and pinnacles that pierce the sky.In the Lesser Karakorams there are equally great peaks such as Rakaposhi (7,788 metres), the dominant giant in Hunza valley. Its north face is fantastic precipice - 5,791 metres of plunging snow and ice.

There are scores of over 7,000 m peaks in the Karakoram Range and hundreds of nameless summits below 6,000 metres, mere points on the map. The shapes, forms, sizes, colours provide tremendous contrast, which defy description. K-2, the undisputed monarch of the sky, Broad Peak, massive and ugly, Muztagh Tower, deceptively, sheer. Gasherbrum-II, the "Egyptian Pyramid" that even Cheops would have preferred for a tomb, Chogolisa, the "Bride Peak", in whose eternal embrace lies Hermann Buhi, the first man to climb Nanga Parbat. The Cathedrals of the Baltoro with their great knife-edge ridges, the sky cleaving monoliths of the Trango Towers and most beautiful of all - the Peak of Perfection - Paiyu, (6,600 metres) first climbed by a Pakistani expedition in 1977.

The Hindukush is also a mountain vastness containing hundreds of peaks, many above 7,000 metres including a Trichmir 7,705 metre that is the highest point of the range

Minar-e-Pakistan Lahore Pakistan

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Minar-e-Pakistan is a tall minaret in Iqbal Park Lahore, built in commemoration of the Pakistan Resolution. The minaret reflects a blend of Mughal and modern architecture, and is constructed on the site where on March 23, 1940, seven years before the formation of Pakistan, the Muslim League passed the Pakistan Resolution (Qarardad-e-Pakistan), demanding the creation of Pakistan.^[1] This was the first official declaration to establish a separate homeland for the Muslims living in the South Asia.^[2] Pakistan now celebrates this day as a national holiday each year.

Badshahi Mosque Lahore Pakistan

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The Badshahi Mosque (Urdu: بادشاھی مسجد) or the 'King's Mosque' in Lahore, commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1671 and completed in 1673, is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world. Epitomising the beauty, passion and grandeur of the Mughal era, it is Lahore's most famous landmark and a major tourist attraction.
Capable of accommodating 5,000 worshippers in its main prayer hall and a further 95,000 in its courtyard and porticoes, it remained the largest mosque in the world from 1673 to 1986 (a period of 313 years), when overtaken in size by the completion of the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. Today, it remains the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world after the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca, the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) in Medina, the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca and the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad.
To appreciate its large size, the four minarets of the Badshahi Mosque are 13.9 ft (4.2 m) taller than those of the Taj Mahal and the main platform of the Taj Mahal can fit inside the 278,784 sq ft (25,899.9 m²) courtyard of the Badshahi Mosque, which is the largest mosque courtyard in the world.

In 1993, the Government of Pakistan recommended the inclusion of the Badshahi Mosque as a World Heritage Site in UNESCO's World Heritage List, where it has been included in Pakistan's Tentative List for possible nomination to the World Heritage List by UNESCO.^[1]
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Annso lake

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SHANDUR POLO FESTIVAL PAKISTAN

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The world famous Shandur pass is a bout 3738 meter an above sea level and lies midway between Chitral and Gilgit. The distance from Chitral is 147 Km and Gilgit is about 211Km. These areas remains snow covered in winter and turn into the green heaven during summer season. There is a big lake in the area. The traditional polo tournament played between Chitral and Gilgit teams in the month of hot July. Foreign tourist and native came to see the festival. The first recorded polo tournament played at this ground was in 1936, since then every year in July a grand polo tournament takes place at Shandur pass.

The Shandur Polo ground is in the district Chitral, and is situated at 72’ 35 east longitude and 36’ 06’ north la titude. It is bordered on the west by Yarkoon valley of Chitral and on the northerners by the valley of Gilgit district. It is dividing point between the caracara and the handout mountains ranges. The polo ground is about 168 Km from the main town Chitral and accessible by jeep. The road is closed during winter due to heavy snow.

Ilyasi mosque nawanshehar abbotabad

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Top 5 Tourist Sites

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1
Taxila
2
Lahore
3
The Karakoram Highway
4
Karimabad
5
Lake Saiful Muluk

Famous Landmarks

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Pakistan National Monument in Islamabad
Ba'ab-ul-Islam Sindh.
Faisal Mosque in Islamabad
Minar-e-Pakistan (Tower of Pakistan), Lahore
Badshahi Masjid (Emperor's Mosque), Lahore
Shalimar Gardens, Lahore
Skardu
Hiran Minar, sheikhupura
Takht Bhai a Buddhist Monastic Complex, Mardan
Ancient city of Taxila
Ancient city of Harappa
Ancient city of Moenjodaro
K2, second tallest mountain in the world, Northern Areas
Bhong Mosque, Rahim Yar Khan
Nanga Parbat, one of the tallest and hardest mountain in the world to climb, Northern Areas.
Wagah Border, Lahore district
Mausoleum of Quaid, Karachi.

Tourism in Pakistan

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While Pakistan has some social and political problems, it has also widely been stated as being the tourism industry's next big thing[1]. Pakistan has diverse cultures, peoples and landscapes [2].
The country's attractions range from the ruins of ancient civilizations such as Mohenjo-daro, Harappa and Taxila, to the Himalayan hill stations, which attract those interested in field and winter sports. Pakistan is home to several mountain peaks over 7000m, which attracts adventurers and mountaineers from around the world, especially K2 [3]. The northern parts of Pakistan have many old fortresses, towers and other architecture as well as the Hunza and Chitral valleys, the latter being home to the small pre-Islamic Animist Kalasha community who claim descent from the army of Alexander the Great. The romance of the North West Frontier Province is timeless and legendary. In the Punjab is the site of Alexander's battle on the Jhelum River and the historic city Lahore, Pakistan's cultural capital, with many examples of Mughal architecture such as the Badshahi Masjid, Shalimar Gardens, Tomb of Jahangir and the Lahore Fort.
To promote Pakistan's unique and various cultural heritage, the prime minister launched a "Visit Pakistan" marketing campaign in 2007. [4]
In 2009, The World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report ranked Pakistan as one of the top 25% tourist destinations for its World Heritage sites. Ranging from mangroves in the South, to the 5,000-year-old cities of the Indus Valley Civilization —Mohenjo-daro and Harappa

HIRAN MINAR TRAVEL GUIDE

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The area around Hiran Minar, 45 Km outside Lahore, was once a famous hunting resort of Emperor Jehangir. Hiran Minar (literally translated as ‘deer watch tower’) is a 03-storey monument built by the Emperor in the early 17th century and dedicated to the memory of his pet deer Mansraj. It has an artificial pond and four small pavilions, which were added after the minaret. The neighboring village of Sheikhupura is famous for its dancing horses and camels.