This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Friday prayers have ended, and the streets of Rawalpindi are hot, noisy and rammed. Mopeds growl as they edge through the crowd. In the ...

ISLAMABAD — The use of drones in Pakistan normally brings to mind images of U.S. spy planes attacking tribal areas. But drones now are being used to capture a different kind of picture in the country ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The use of drones in Pakistan normally brings to mind images of U.S. spy planes attacking tribal areas. But drones now are being used to capture a different kind of picture in the ...

Northern Pakistan’s towering peaks attract hundreds of mountaineers annually, but these expeditions come with significant dangers. Each year, climbers from around the world attempt to conquer the ...

A French mountaineer was rescued off the slopes of Pakistan’s treacherous “Killer Mountain” — but a Polish climber who had been with her did not make it off and was declared deceased, officials ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Nov., 2004), pp. 312-318 (7 pages) During the past century the "Theory of Himalayan Environmental Degradation" has dominated mainstream views ...

Two Swiss tourists, David Sieber and Natasha Heller, have pedalled their way to Pakistan on bicycles, completing a remarkable journey across continents that they describe as "a dream come true." The ...

KHYBER AGENCY, Pakistan -- Here in the remote mountains of Pakistan, a deep, mostly dry riverbed has been turned into a training camp where about two dozen young men, most in their teens, receive ...

Pakistan's mountains are calling—here's why you should go Pakistan’s far north holds some of the world’s highest peaks and has a proud cultural identity, but until now international visitors have been ...