20 breathtaking photos from #ETBestOf2017

They say one picture is worth a thousand words. A large majority around the globe don’t really understand how beautiful Pakistan really is. This year, The Express Tribune, with the help of its supremely talented readers and Instagrammers held a competition to give the world a tiny glimpse into the Pakistan they don't know about.

Photographers from all over Pakistan took some of the most breathtaking pictures and used the hashtag #ETBESTOF2017 to enter the competition. While all our entries were phenomenal, due to space constraints we are producing 20 of the most-liked photos here:

1. Majestic View of snow clad mountains from Ayubia National Park, Muree.



PHOTO: @jawad.ahmed.photography 


PHOTO: @roufsadiqtantray


PHOTO: @_the.lost.soul


PHOTO: @mr.hunzai


PHOTO: @crvazeers



PHOTO:  @nadeem_clicks1



PHOTO:  @anwar.soha


8. Children on their way to school in Sardaryaab, Charsadda.

PHOTO: @haziq_bin_zubair


PHOTO: @jawad.ahmed.photography


PHOTO: @alisjafri



PHOTO: @zahrakhandurrani




PHOTO: @syedshoaibhasan



PHOTO: @haziq_bin_zubair



PHOTO: @miesamjafry

15. Aerial view of Alpurai, capital of Shangla in K-P after a recent snowfall.



16. En route to the magnificent Khunjerab Pass.




PHOTO: @sheraliphotography

17. View of Ormara beach, Gwadar -Balochistan.


PHOTO: @rehmanali4

18. Aerial view of Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. 




PHOTO: @murtazakh

19. Splendid beauty of Attabad Lake in Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan.



PHOTO: @k.e.h.k.i.s.h.a.n 

20. The best reflection of emotion is through one's eyes.



PHOTO: @balochlens