Hailing from one of the world’s biggest metropolitan cities, I have always been fascinated by the rural lifestyle and topographical features of Pakistan's northern areas. The strong cultural values ...

ISLAMABAD: The 900-year-old Altit Fort in Hunza has received the 2011 Unesco Asia-Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation. According to a statement released by the Aga Khan Development ...

Perched high above the valley on a precarious boulder from which there is a steep fall to the River Hunza below, the Altit Fort is actually older than the nearby Baltit Fort in Karimabad, the capital ...

Tucked away among the precipitous peaks of northern Pakistan, the Hunza Valley’s natural splendor and position on the Central Asian Silk Route has attracted travelers, merchants, and mountaineers for ...