This page presents publications about PAKISTAN or mentioning this country. If Pamirs of other countries are additonnaly mentioned in a publication, it will also be shown on the page of the corresponding country (ies).
Tackling Trash Atop Mountains: Sustainable Mountain Tourism
The Everest is not spared from the plastic menace and littering. Many humans may not have conquered the world’s highest…
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Should foreign travelers hide part of their Pakistan experience, in the interest of local populations?
In no country you can be asked so frequently a question like “What do you think about Pakistan?”. It is…
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Portraits, Wakhi in relation with other people of their areas
The origin of the less than 100,000 Wakhi people is Wakhan corridor from where they emigrated but also where they,…
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Futher discussion about how travel media present Pakistan
On August 21, 2020, Zark Masood commented on my article: “Can we believe in what travelers say about Pakistan? Are they accurate, fair and…
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Can we believe in what travelers say about Pakistan? Are they accurate, fair and independent?
Pakistan is a new eldorado for Vloggers and Instagrammers, especially young attractive ladies, who enjoy a support they could not…
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Karakoram Highway, a prototype of the new Silk Roads?
The Chinese “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI), also known as the “New Silk Roads”, is a work in progress that…
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How past and present religions built a tradition palimpsest in a high valley of northern Pakistan
Chapursan Valley, Pakistan, between Hindu Kush, Pamir and Karakoram ranges is mostly inhabited by Wakhi people, a small minority living…
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Wakhi people and Pamir life ex-libris
In this Ex-Libris are some selected readings about history, traditions, religion, way of life and geographical locations of Wakhi people…
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Chapursan Valley, where Zoodkhun nights unveil the universe
Remote and isolated Zoodkhun, the high mountain village of Gojal in Gilgit Baltistan, is a remarkable place to observe and…
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The Great Game: Anglo-Russian encounter at the borders of Pamir, Hindu Kush and Karakoram
The last act of the “Great Game” or “Большая Игра” (Bolshaya Igra), was played where the Tsarist Empire, the British…
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Pamir mountain houses of Zoodkhun in Chapursan Valley, northern Pakistan
Even though it experiences a, sometimes temporary, exodus to the big cities of southern Pakistan, Zoodkhun Village (also spelled Zuwudkhoon)…
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Zoodkhun Village in Chapursan Valley preserves a scenic and authentic mountain oasis landscape
At the top of Upper Hunza in an area called Gojal, Zoodkhun stretches in Chapursan Valley. Staying almost at the…
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Zoodkhun, Chapursan Valley, a life environment determined by altitude and remotness
At an altitude of 3,300 meters, Zoodkhun, the last hamlet of Chapursan Valley, is granted with less natural ressources and…
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What place for Zoodkhun into the global world?
Zoodkhun in Chapursan Valley, due to its difficult condition of access, preserved most of its authenticity and its community values…
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Some reflections about the development of a responsible and community based tourism in Hunza Valley, Pakistan
The aim of the following text is to present an external view resulting from an independent travel, made in August…
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