Kara
The place
Kara in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Kaghan/Naran area (Kaghan Valley, Northern Himalaya, Pakistan), at 2308 m elevation, on the western Himalaya flank of Nanga Parbat. Continuous Pakistan Himalaya cluster (batches 260-397). Shepherd's hut/trekking accommodation in Kaghan (Kaghan/Naran, an iconic Pakistani tourist valley + Saif ul Malook lake, 3224 m, legend of Prince Saiful Malook and the fairy Badi ul Jamal + Nanga Parbat, 8126 m, 9th highest in the world, the iconic "Killer Mountain" + Karakoram Highway N-35 to China, 1979 + heritage of the Kohistani/Pashtun peoples (an Indo-Iranian people, 5 million, Kohistani language + Pashtuns, 55 million, Pashto language, Afghanistan/Pakistan + partition, 14 August 1947, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan + 3 India-Pakistan wars 1947/1965/1971, disputed Kashmir + iconic heritage of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, PM 1971-1977, hanged 4 April 1979 under the Zia dictatorship + Benazir Bhutto, 1988-1990 and 1993-1996, assassinated 27 December 2007 in Rawalpindi + Imran Khan, PM 2018-2022, 1992 Cricket World Cup, popular Tehreek-e-Insaf, imprisoned + iconic heritage of the Kashmir earthquake, 8 October 2005, magnitude 7.6, 86,000 dead, Muzaffarabad).
The setting
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kaghan/Naran Kaghan Valley Northern Himalaya Pakistan 2308 m western Himalaya flank of Nanga Parbat, continuous cluster batches 260-397, shepherd's/trekking hut + iconic Kaghan/Naran tourist valley + Saif ul Malook 3224 m legend Saiful Malook Badi ul Jamal + Nanga Parbat 8126 m 9th in world Killer Mountain + Karakoram Highway N-35 China 1979, Kohistani/Pashtun Indo-Iranian 5 M Kohistani + Pashtuns 55 M Pashto AF/PK + partition 14 August 1947 Jinnah + 3 IN-PK wars 1947/1965/1971 Kashmir + Zulfikar Ali Bhutto PM 1971-1977 hanged 4 April 1979 Zia + Benazir Bhutto 1988-1990 1993-1996 assassinated 27 Dec 2007 Rawalpindi + Imran Khan PM 2018-2022 Cricket 1992 PTI imprisoned + Kashmir earthquake 8 Oct 2005 M 7.6 86,000 dead Muzaffarabad.
