27 beautiful sunsets captured in Pakistan
Sunsets are one of nature's most beautiful miracles, a favourite among photographers, painters and poets
Displaced children from tribal areas play under a tree during a sunset near Islamabad. PHOTO: B K Bangash/AP
Sunsets are one of nature's most beautiful miracles. A favourite among photographers, painters and poets alike, sunsets signal the call to prayer, the labourers to put down their tools and end their day and the birds to hide in their nests after a long day of foraging for food.
We look at 27 beautiful shots of sunsets captured across the country.
1. A man is silhouetted as he rows a boat during sunset at Sardaryab River in Charsadda, near Peshawar
2. A boy carries wood on his head, walking toward a slum during sunset on the outskirts of Islamabad
3. A young boy runs after his horse through a field at sunset on the outskirts of Islamabad
4. The crescent moon is seen at sunset on top of the Faisal Masjid in Islamabad
5. A camel owner looks for customers as people visit Karachi beach during the warm weather
6. Children play near a slum as the sun sets in Lahore
7. A man is silhouetted as he pulls a boat during sunset at Sardaryab river in Charsadda, near Peshawar
8. A mother and her son stand on a beach to view the sunset in Karachi
9. A cyclist rides his bike during sunset on the outskirts of Islamabad
10. A man stands next to his boat at Sardaryab river in Charsadda as the sun sets in Peshawar
11. Displaced children from tribal areas play under a tree during sunset near Islamabad
12. A peaceful scene as two men walk with camels at sunset by the sea in Karachi
13. Tourists ride on a camel on a beach during sunset in Karachi
14. Children enjoy riding on a swing-boat as others watch, in a slum area on the outskirts of Islamabad
15. People walk in a livestock market set up in a field during sunset in the capital
16. Boys photographed playing in a field at sunset near Islamabad
17. A family waits for a food handout at a camp for flood victims in Peshawar as the sun sets
18. A boy pushes his bicycle past a man standing on a roadside during sunset in Islamabad
19. A man directs his horse to perform in an attempt to attract people visiting Clifton beach in Karachi. He earns his living by providing the horse ride to customers visiting the beach
20. Children are seen playing on the roof of a house in Lahore
21. A boy is pictured against the sunset as he watches his friends playing cricket in a distant field
22. Afghan children living in the slums of Islamabad buy kebabs as the sun sets
23. As the sun sets, two women walk home after collecting water from a well in Hyderabad
24. A boy looks into the distance as the sun sets in Karachi
25. Camel owners wait for customers on a beach during sunset in Karachi
26. Afghan children are seen against the sunset as they gather at a slum on World Refugee Day on the outskirts of Islamabad
27. A bird flies over a shrine as the sun sets in Karachi
We look at 27 beautiful shots of sunsets captured across the country.
1. A man is silhouetted as he rows a boat during sunset at Sardaryab River in Charsadda, near Peshawar
2. A boy carries wood on his head, walking toward a slum during sunset on the outskirts of Islamabad
3. A young boy runs after his horse through a field at sunset on the outskirts of Islamabad
4. The crescent moon is seen at sunset on top of the Faisal Masjid in Islamabad
5. A camel owner looks for customers as people visit Karachi beach during the warm weather
6. Children play near a slum as the sun sets in Lahore
7. A man is silhouetted as he pulls a boat during sunset at Sardaryab river in Charsadda, near Peshawar
8. A mother and her son stand on a beach to view the sunset in Karachi
9. A cyclist rides his bike during sunset on the outskirts of Islamabad
10. A man stands next to his boat at Sardaryab river in Charsadda as the sun sets in Peshawar
11. Displaced children from tribal areas play under a tree during sunset near Islamabad
12. A peaceful scene as two men walk with camels at sunset by the sea in Karachi
13. Tourists ride on a camel on a beach during sunset in Karachi
14. Children enjoy riding on a swing-boat as others watch, in a slum area on the outskirts of Islamabad
15. People walk in a livestock market set up in a field during sunset in the capital
16. Boys photographed playing in a field at sunset near Islamabad
17. A family waits for a food handout at a camp for flood victims in Peshawar as the sun sets
18. A boy pushes his bicycle past a man standing on a roadside during sunset in Islamabad
19. A man directs his horse to perform in an attempt to attract people visiting Clifton beach in Karachi. He earns his living by providing the horse ride to customers visiting the beach
20. Children are seen playing on the roof of a house in Lahore
21. A boy is pictured against the sunset as he watches his friends playing cricket in a distant field
22. Afghan children living in the slums of Islamabad buy kebabs as the sun sets
23. As the sun sets, two women walk home after collecting water from a well in Hyderabad
24. A boy looks into the distance as the sun sets in Karachi
25. Camel owners wait for customers on a beach during sunset in Karachi
26. Afghan children are seen against the sunset as they gather at a slum on World Refugee Day on the outskirts of Islamabad
27. A bird flies over a shrine as the sun sets in Karachi