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Favorite thing: Bonjour from Chitral, Hindu Kush,

Things've been calm in Pakistan for more than a year and in the year 2012,there are many trekking/climbing expeditions are expected to Pakistan from abroad.

May is damn hot in Lahore and Islamabad, the temperatures are from 40 to 45 Celsius, however,there is a Kalash Spring festival "Johshi " in the Kalash valleys of Chitral, 14th to 16th of May.

Bon voyage mon ami ..

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Favorite thing: Bonjour from Peshawar,

Islamabad the capital of Pakistan, well planned and pretty safe, foreign ex-pats, diplomats and journalists also live here.

I don't see any troubles while visiting the city, it's a lush green area with a very healthy environment.

You shouldn't miss
Lok Virsa (the culture museum)
Daman-e-Koh (Park) a very beautiful view of Islamabad city
Lake view park

Mr. Book (Book Store) Super market
Saeed Book Bank , Jinnah Super market

Islamabad is my 2nd home after Peshawar..

Lahore, the culture capital of Pakistan, the city of architecture and Pakistani cuisine.

Food Street, Gawal Mandi
Lahore Fort, Badshahi Mosque, Shalimar garden are worth-visiting ..

Bon voyage mon ami..

Favorite thing: Bonjour mon ami,

Cross into Taftan from Mirjaveh, take a bus to Quetta, 630 Km, 15 hrs, stay at
Hotel Al-Naeem

Take a train from Quetta to Lahore, for train schedules please check with their site
www.pakrail.com

In Lahore stay with Malik at
Regale Internet Inn

While traveling in Pakistan, dress locally or modestly, Shalwar, Kamees and shawl or a long sleeves shirt with a pair of jeans are fine.

You should visit Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan, the mountainous regions of Pakistan, the very soft corner of the country if you're not on a very tight itinerary.

Your queries are welcomed..

Favorite thing: Bonjour from Islamabad,

Better to avoid the overstaying in Pakistan, things are different from whatever is mentioned in the websites these days.

One could be arrested for that.

Gilgit, Skardu, Chitral, one could easily get the visa extension, that is according to visa.

American travelers could get the Pakistan visa extension only in Islamabad through the recommendation of MOI.

Bon voyage mes amis..

Favorite thing: There was a time you just walk into any Pakistan embassy and they were happy to give you visa with smile, even I remember sometimes some embassies had said it will take 7 days to give you visa and I would ask them please can you do this in two days because of my flight and they would help me out but thanks to the capitalism and all the recent changes things aren't the same. Countries like Pakistan are afraid of us (westerns) coming to their country ha ha. On the other hand now we can see what the average Pakistani goes through when he/she applies visa for a western country. Traveling should be each human's God gifted right but it doesn't look like, sad hah..

Favorite thing: Bonjour from Peshawar,

Pakistan visa in Iran, not feasible these days, Pakistan embassies are not granting the visas to non-local, foreign travelers in the countries like Tehran, Kathmandu, New Delhi and Bangkok etc.

There are 2 options to get Pakistan visa,
At Sust coming from China, 30 days VOA, later you can extend it,
The country of your passport with a Letter of sponsorship from a Pakistan based tour operator or citizen, hotel reservation from Pakistan.

For online Irnian visa
www.key2persia.com/
www.iranianvisa.com

Good luck,

Imran Schah

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Favorite thing: Dear Chris,

Nowadays the Pakistan embassies are asking for a Letter of Invitation (LOI) from a Pakistan based travel outfitter or a Pakistani national along with a hotel reservation in Pakistan.

You better avoid London but give it a try at Bradford and Birmingham, they are better places in granting Pakistan visas.

Good luck bro..

Favorite thing: Bonjour from Chitral, Hindu Kush,

The best option for you to go back and apply in US, at the nearest Pakistan embassy, with a LOI along with a hotel reservation at Pakistan.

The Pak embassy at Kathmandu used to issue the visas to over-landers some 2 years back without a LOI but stopped and I came across some travelers who got the Pak visa at Kathmandu within a day.

Pakistan embassy at New Delhi stopped issuing visas to American and European travelers recently, Tehran for almost 2 years back same as Turkey.

Pakistan embassies at host destinations have stopped issuing visas to foreign travelers so travelers please beware of that.

The best option for the foreign travelers to Pakistan, is to arrange a Pakistan visa at home country.

Bon voyage mon ami..

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