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Fairy Meadows is like the bouquet of flowers set before the towering killer mountain, Nanga Parbat. The mountain sets a backdrop for the Fairy Meadows, making it an appealing and exciting destination ...

The journey to Fairy Meadows in Pakistan is as thrilling as it is breathtaking. Starting with a wild jeep ride along one of the world’s most dangerous roads, the trek continues with a challenging ...

As you take a minute to soak up the scene, you know for sure it is the closest thing to heaven. That is the first thought that comes to mind after a four-hour treacherous uphill and breathless trek ...

Nanga Parbat, the Killer Mountain, didn’t strike this time — men did. On June 23, members of a terrorist group murdered 10 foreign tourists and their Pakistani cook. Local news reports said it ...

GILGIT: Secretary Forest Zafar Waqar Taj has expressed deep concern over the alarming rate of deforestation in Fairy Meadows, a popular tourist destination in Diamer. Following his visit to Fairy ...

It is quite a befitting escape to travel towards Pakistan’s northern areas when summers befall harder in lower parts of the country. For many who need travel as a necessary spiritual rejuvenation, a ...

FAIRY MEADOWS, Pakistan — For more than five decades, locals have called it “Killer Mountain,” a reminder of the risks of trying to scale beautiful, snow-topped Nanga Parbat. More than 100 climbers ...

It was extremely hot and humid in Lahore. A pair of hawk-cuckoo was nestling on a mango tree close to my house and could hear their singing all afternoon. Sometimes when their singing got louder, I ...

Through the whispering pines of Fairy Meadows and the rugged slopes of Nanga Parbat, communities have already glimpsed what mountain roads and guided trails can bring: a lifeline of income from ...