Pakistan Explorer

29/05/2026

Sometimes you have to tell the masseuse when it's enough!

26/05/2026

24/05/2026

Body of a Japanese hiker was finally spotted near Masroor Rock trek after a week-long search by the local Sadpara climbing community.

22/05/2026

Lake Saif-ul-malook is gradually thawing away to regain it's emerald galore in coming weeks.

22/05/2026

Mount Everest under siege again for tonight's summit push. Considering the fact that per person climbing cost has exceeded $100k on average, this is millions of dollars lining up to scale the highest mountain on earth.

19/05/2026

The unprofessional lumberjacks taking down a century-old Cedar in Janshai area of Swat Valley. Despite repeated claims by KPK Forest Department, it is obvious this tree was taken down in extremely unprofessional way as it destroyed number of young Cedars while going down. Massive and unchecked timber logging continues in Swat in KPK along with many other regions including Kohistan, Malakand Division and Upper Dir. Owing to timber mafia, Pakistan loses approximately 27,000 hectares of forest annually, one of the highest deforestation rates globally.

18/05/2026

This is the first time a blunt-nosed Viper in black has been spotted in Baluchistan. This Viper was spotted recently in Chiltan National Park in Baluchistan shedding it's skin on the jagged rocks. This is a highly venomous specie of snakes found across Pakistan but is not considered in the 'Big Four' found in the country which are the famous, spectacled Cobra, saw-scaled Viper, Russells Viper and Common Krait, largely because of the dearth of any record found of deaths caused by it's bite.

13/05/2026

Dobair bridge blocked near Dassu Kohistan. Massive flashflood and landslides blocks Karakorum Highway at several places with many families and commuters still stranded in dangerous spots.

13/05/2026

Karakorum Highway blocked at several places after flashfloods and cloudburst occurred in upper Kohistan region confining several families and commuters.