Pakistan Complete Guide 2026: Lahore Mughal Heritage, Karachi, Hunza & Karakoram Highway
Browse more guides: Pakistan travel | Asia destinations Pakistan Complete Guide 2026: Lahore Mughal Heritage, Karachi, Hunza & Karakoram Highway Pakistan held me longer than I planned. I arrived for a week of Mughal forts in Lahore and ended up driving the Karakoram Highway, eating chapli kabab at a Mardan roadside stand, and watching the Wagah flag ceremony with 4,000 Pakistanis who treated me like a guest. This is the most photographed country almost no one visits. TL;DR Lahore has the densest concentration of Mughal architecture outside Agra with six UNESCO-listed monuments. Karachi is the port city with Jinnah's mausoleum and Sindhi coastline. Islamabad is the planned capital with the Faisal Mosque and Margalla Hills. Hunza and Skardu sit under the Karakoram peaks with Burushaski villages, 800-year-old forts, and K2 base camp treks. Taxila covers Gandhara Buddhism and Mohenjo-daro the Indus Valley civilization. eVisa is USD 50 for 6 months multi-entry. Punjab, Sindh, ...