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Cheap Flights to Pakistan (Islamic Republic of Pakistan)

Cheap Flights to Pakistan (Islamic Republic of Pakistan)

Highlights of Pakistan

Pakistan has a myriad of sites to explore, history to examine and landscape to travel through. Take a road trip on the Karakoram Highway, with the peaks of the Karakoram, Mountains soar high above you. The three remote Kalasha Valleys present an opportunity to meet the Kalasha people, ancestors of the legendary Alexander the Great's armies and amazingly, still practicing their pagan customs and beliefs in the middle of a devoutly Muslim country. Travel to Peshawar, a Middle Eastern frontier town at the foot of the Kyber pass, and a critical trade route and staging area for invasions up the pass. This old city is filled with bazaars and samovars dispensing green tea to the wealthy merchants who trade here. Modernization has taken the form of more autorickshaws than camels and the constant ring-ring of cell phones. The carnival atmosphere is contagious! And while here, why not hire an armed escort and venture through native lands and the famous gateway to Afghanistan? Then, wind down in Uch Sharif, visiting Pakistan's most inspirational shrines in this ancient town.

Getting to Pakistan

Major international airlines operating from the main airports are Middle East and South East Asian carriers including Emirates, Qatar Airways, Ittehad, Singapore, Air China, Cathay Pacific and Gulf Air. Marketing efforts by the Pakistan government are underway to convince European and American airlines to reestablish their operations which they preferred to abandon due to higher competition from Middle Eastern carriers and ongoing adverse situations in the area. Primary candidates for future revival are British Airways and Lufthansa. Most international carriers operate from Karachi and Lahore while a few also provide connecting services to Benazir International Airport in Islamabad. Besides the large carriers, there are a few chartered airlines that operate quite infrequently and serve destinations not covered by major airlines.