Pakistan is a blessed country with the rare landscape, towering mountains, plateaus, plains, deserts, rivers, lakes, lush green valleys, and sunny beaches. It is the home of the mighty mountain ranges, the Karakoram, Himalaya, Hindukush, and Pamir. The North and North Western parts are mountainous. Five out of fourteen 8000M peaks in the world are in Pakistan, including K-2 (8611 meters). There are over 100 peaks between 7000 & 8000 meters, 351 peaks between 6000 & 6500, and numerous peaks of 5000 meters and above among which many are unclimbed.  A number of the longest glaciers out of the polar region, including Biafo (63 kms), Baltoro (62 kms), Batura (58 kms), & Hispar Glacier (51 kms), are situated in Pakistan.

Pakistan is also a land of the world’s oldest civilizations. The legacy of our predecessors is so rich and diversified that the Pakistani nation is right to feel proud of its glorious past. The intriguing records of the Gandhara civilization, discovered in the 20th century, are found at the archeological sites spread over Taxila, Swat, and other parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).   Over 5000 years old Indus Civilization; comprised of two large cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, and more than 100 towns and villages are known to be the earliest urban culture of the Indian subcontinent.  It is in Pakistan that one can witness the unique architecture of the great Mughal dynasty during which many monuments were built, including the palaces, tombs, and forts, stand today signifying their glories. The World Economic Forum placed Pakistan among the top 25 per cent of global destinations for its UNESCO ‘World Heritage Sites.’