Pakistan is composed of four provinces and one federal territory: the provinces of Balochistan, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), and the federally-administered Islamabad Capital Territory. Additionally, Pakistan also administers two autonomous territories in the disputed region of Kashmir: Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Buddhist heritage, Mughal empire vestiges, archeological sites of the Indus valley civilization, Sufi Saints’ mausoleums… Some of the earliest ancient human civilizations in South Asian originated from areas encompassing present-day Sindh and Punjab, invaded later by the Arabs who introduced Islam in the regions. All those influences are brightly visible around Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Bahawalpur. If Karachi is the busiest city in Pakistan (20 million inhabitants), Punjab hosts half of the 210 millions Pakistanis. There, you’ll enjoy the hectic cities, the street food, spices smells, tuk-tuks and shawls’ colors!
Buddhist heritage, Mughal empire vestiges, archeological sites of the Indus valley civilization, Sufi Saints’ mausoleums… Some of the earliest ancient human civilizations in South Asian originated from areas encompassing present-day Sindh and Punjab, invaded later by the Arabs who introduced Islam in the regions. All those influences are brightly visible around Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Bahawalpur. If Karachi is the busiest city in Pakistan (20 million inhabitants), Punjab hosts half of the 210 millions Pakistanis. There, you’ll enjoy the hectic cities, the street food, spices smells, tuk-tuks and shawls’ colors!
