Excerpts from the blog: http://levantdream.blogspot.com
Pakistan today occupies the front and center the global media’s attention. Pakistan is also on my mind.
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…the most memorable journey was flying up North to Gilgit, at foothills of the Himalayan chain at the juncture of the Hindu Kush mountains and the Karakoram chain, and then driving the incredible Karokaram highway all the way to the border of China.
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The people of Hunza valley are predominantly Ismailis and are known for their peaceful demeanor. The also benefit from the generosity of the Agha Khan Foundation. Each humble village has a decent looking school and a medical clinic courtesy of the Foundation. We continued along the Karakoram highway for the next day encountering equally majestic scenes, past the Batura glacier and shortly before arriving to the Khunjerab pass, to the east, we glimpsed the mighty K2 at a distance, the worlds second highest peak at 8611 m, straddling the border of China in Pakistan.
http://levantdream.blogspot.com/2009/07/along-karakoram-highway.html
Ismailimail 
Its very interesting to learn about the experiences. Just; I wonder if K-2 could be sighted from any part of Hunza.
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