Pakistan

Unseen Balochistan: 20 stunning pictures that will take your breath away

Often neglected by tourists, Balochistan gives a true taste of adventure and the great outdoors

Web Desk September 21, 2015

A general view of people visiting the snow-covered Hanna Lake after a snowfall. PHOTO: REUTERS

Raw, rugged and unseen, Balochistan needs to be seen to be believed. These pictures will lure you to a land, unaltered and untouched by modern hands. A land home to mountains, proud and formidable, with a beauty unlike anything you have ever seen before.

Much like its landscape, its people remain unconquered and unbent, but hospitable to a fault. Often neglected by tourists, Balochistan gives a true taste of adventure and the great outdoors. Take a road trip and you won’t help but fall in love with the land that is so dear to the Baloch.

Zhob

Zhob, Balochistan. PHOTO: ASIF NAWAZ

Zhob, Balochistan. PHOTO: ASIF NAWAZ

Zhob, Balochistan. Koh-e-Suleman in the background PHOTO: ASIF NAWAZ

Zhob, Balochistan. PHOTO: ASIF NAWAZ

Zhob, Balochistan. PHOTO: ASIF NAWAZ

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Zhob, Balochistan. PHOTO: ASIF NAWAZ

Hana Lake

Local residents enjoy the snow fall at Hana Lake on January 21, 2015. PHOTO: BANARAS KHAN/EXPRESS

A general view of people visiting the snow-covered Hanna Lake after a snowfall. PHOTO: REUTERS

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Local residents walk through snow on the outskirts of Quetta PHOTO: AFP

Quetta

View of snow covered mountain after first snowfall of season in Quetta PHOTO: APP

Quetta, Balochistan PHOTO: EXPRESS \ NASEEM JAMES

Gwadar

The residential area of Gwadar port in the Arabian Sea. — PHOTO: AFP

PHOTO: AFP

Gadani

A beautiful view of Gadani Beach PHOTO: @mohibullah.hussaini

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Makran Coastal Highway

Driving along the Makran Coast, it is easy to forget that you’re just a couple of hours away from the hustle and bustle of Karachi. PHOTO: Jawad Khan

The Makran Coastal Highway – A driver’s dream. PHOTO: Jawad Khan

Makran coastal highway PHOTO: @kakufast

Kund Malir Beach

Kund Malir beach – no one for miles around. PHOTO: Jawad Khan

Ziarat pass, Kuchlak, Quetta

Ziarat pass, Kuchlak, Quetta, Balochistan PHOTO: ASIF NAWAZ

Qilla Saifullah

Qilla Saifullah, Balochistan. PHOTO: ASIF NAWAZ

COMMENTS (12)

Stranger | 9 years ago | Reply Who says Pak is not beaut. It just needs to be marketed and publicised. Open up the borders for study/ tourism / religious purposes I say ... Its collective pride and history so its also collective resp.

Awais | 9 years ago | Reply Camera quality needs improvement. Beautiful Balochistan.

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ZAK | 9 years ago | Reply Pakistan is one of most diversified nature in world.

Shaukat ali | 9 years ago | Reply @raw is war Has sarkaar hit you on the head one too many times with heavy chapal that you have become deranged lol

Aam Admi Bechara | 9 years ago | Reply If only this province is saved from the corrupt rule of sardars it could become a highly developed and serene place to live

Umair | 9 years ago | Reply @raw is war: Go troll on your own sites.

Omar | 9 years ago | Reply Scenery is super but photography quality is below average

raw is war | 9 years ago | Reply Beautiful pictures. Sadly under the tyrannical oppression from foreign powers.

Parvez | 9 years ago | Reply Very nice pictures........they tell you that the wealth of this province has flown abroad.

nadeem | 9 years ago | Reply The Quetta picture did not 'take my breath away'

UMER IJAZ | 9 years ago | Reply Absolutely Stunning !!!

Beautiful | 9 years ago | Reply Beautiful pictures, I have often admired Balochistan's topography on flights to Karachi. I must challenge the author on one point however: Balochistan is not "neglected by tourists"--the reason there is little to no tourism in Balochistan is because it is one of the most dangerous areas in Pakistan, and the more remote parts of it even more so.

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