Pakistan - part 5

Other cities of Pakistan (except Islamabad, which is totally out of style) look like they've been intentionally designed for extreme driving tests. Some of them have nothing particualrly interesting, others boast a few old mosques, mausoleums, or shrines. There are also some interesting museums there.

Bus passengers, Northwestern Frontier Province.

Carved door, Lok Virsa Museum, Islamabad.

Bus crew, Northwestern Frontier Province.

For a foreigner, traveling in Pakistan is always a bit of an adventure. Usually it is slow, but safe. Only some areas in the west are a bit wild.

Carved door, Qwetta.

Street markets, Peshawar.

The Old City, Peshawar.

Of all cities in Western Pakistan, Peshawar is the largest, the noisiest, and the most colorful.

Large portion of Peshawar are practically one huge bazaar.

Qala Hizar Fort (1526 AD), Peshawar.

Mahabat Khan Mosque (1630), Peshawar.

Artists restoring a mosque, Peshawar.

Peshawar is the unofficial capital of the Pashtuns. They are the dominant ethnic group in the lands between Indus River and the Hindukush Mountains.

Mahabat Khan Mosque (1630), Peshawar.

	Most of Balochistan Province in Southwestern Pakistan is sparsely populated desert and dry mountains.
Aerial views of Balochistan.

Mountains of Hazarganji-Chintal Nat'l Park.

Despite small human population, deserts of Pakistan have almost no large animals left. Only in nature reserves, such as Hazarganji-Chintal Nat'l Park near Qwetta, can you still see them.

Markhors (Capra falconeri), Hazarganji-Chintal.

See-see partride (Ammoperdix griseogularis), Hazarganji-Chintal.

Urial sheep (Ovis vignei), Khirthar Nat'l Park.

Pin-tailed sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata), Hazarganji-Chintal Nat'l Park.

There are also interesting birds there, but they are not easy to find. Chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar), Hazarganji-Chintal Nat'l Park.

Pin-tailed sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata), Hazarganji-Chintal Nat'l Park.

Mountains of Hazarganji-Chintal Nat'l Park.

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