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A breathtaking view of the Hunza Valley from Hon Pass.
Photo: Farhan Baig
Location: Hon Pass, Hunza, Pakistan
Date: 1 September 2017

This beautiful turquoise lake was formed following a landslide in Attabad Village in 2010.
Photo: Rehmat Ali
Location: Attabad Lake, Gojal Valley, Pakistan
Date:10 January 2016

Goats and sheep are herded towards the grazing pastures.
Photo: Zakir Ali
Location: Shimshal Hunza, Pakistan
Date: 7 July 2020

Dawn breaks over the Chunda Valley.
Photo: Wazir Kazim
Location: Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

The beautiful heart-shaped Shangrila Lake and the mighty Himalaya.
Photo: M Abdulllah Ahmed
Location: Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Date: 6 September 2020

Strumming threads: A Wakhi woman weaves a carpet in Gulmit Village.
Photo: Didar Ali
Location: Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Date: 3 August 2014

People flock to witness a majestic view of the sunset in Khaplu Village.
Photo: Somwung Sintumongkolchai
Location: Khaplu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Date: 11 April 2017

A tourist walking along the Karakoram Highway, along the pristine Attabad Lake.
Photo: Asmar Hussain
Location: Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Date: 5 July 2017

Domaaki is a language spoken in the Hunza Valley. Traditionally, Domaaki speakers were either musicians or blacksmiths. Today, the language is on the brink of extinction, with fewer than 350 speakers.
Madad Ali is one of them. He has continued in the difficult footsteps of his ancestors, plying his trade as a blacksmith.
Photo: Zakir Ali Khan
Location: Hunza, Pakistan
Date: 21 July 2017

A view of Passu Glacier from Putundas, Borith Village.
Photo: Nayat Karim
Location: Gilgit-Baltitsan, Pakistan
Date: 24 July 2020

A Pamiri man secures the load on his yak while passing a high-altitude lake (around 4,800 m above sea level). Yak are the lifeblood of Pamiri communities, providing an identity, income, and means of transportation.
Photo: Zakir Ali
Location: Hunza, Pakistan
Date: 16 August 2020

The word “polo” is a Balti word meaning “ball”. Polo is an important aspect of life and culture in Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan, and the games are animated by traditional dances and tunes.
Photo: Zohaib Atta
Location: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Date: 18 October 2020

Locally plentiful apricots left to dry on rooftops in the Gulmit Valley.
Photo: Fahad Afzal
Location: Hunza, Pakistan
Date: 18 October 2020

A shepherd steers his flock towards shelter as it starts snowing.
Photo: Zakir Ali
Location: Hunza, Pakistan
Date: 5 July 2020

A man trudges along a snow-fed river in Taxkorgan.
Photo: Feng Hu
Location: Western Xinjiang, China
Date: 18 October 2020

A bridge in the Khaplu Valley, which historically connected the trade route to Ladakh along Shyok River.
Photo: Somwung Sintumongkolchai
Location: Skardu, Pakistan
Date: 11 April 2017

The moon appears over the Garam Chashma Valley, one of the highest-altitude human settlements in the Hindu Kush.
Photo: Zohaib Atta
Location: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Date: 11 April 2017

At the roof of the world: A shepherd goes about his day in the Deosai plains, the world’s second highest alpine plateau.
Photo: Karamat Ali
Location: Deosai National Park, Pakistan
Date: 6 September 2020