27 beautiful sunsets captured in Pakistan

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

PHOTO: Khuram Parvez/Reuters

2. A boy carries wood on his head, walking toward a slum during sunset on the outskirts of Islamabad

PHOTO: AP/Muhammed Muheisen

3. A young boy runs after his horse through a field at sunset on the outskirts of Islamabad

PHOTO: Muhammed Muheisen/Associated Press

4. The crescent moon is seen at sunset on top of the Faisal Masjid in Islamabad

PHOTO: AP/Wally Santana

5. A camel owner looks for customers as people visit Karachi beach during the warm weather

PHOTO: Shakil Adil/AP

6. Children play near a slum as the sun sets in Lahore

PHOTO: K.M. Chaudary/Associated Press

7. A man is silhouetted as he pulls a boat during sunset at Sardaryab river in Charsadda, near Peshawar

PHOTO: Khuram Parvez/Reuters

8. A mother and her son stand on a beach to view the sunset in Karachi

PHOTO: Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi/News.cn

9. A cyclist rides his bike during sunset on the outskirts of Islamabad

PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS

10. A man stands next to his boat at Sardaryab river in Charsadda as the sun sets in Peshawar

PHOTO: Khuram Parvez/Reuters

11. Displaced children from tribal areas play under a tree during sunset near Islamabad

PHOTO: B K Bangash/AP

12. A peaceful scene as two men walk with camels at sunset by the sea in Karachi

PHOTO: Athar Hussain/Reuters

13. Tourists ride on a camel on a beach during sunset in Karachi

PHOTO: Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi/News.cn

14. Children enjoy riding on a swing-boat as others watch, in a slum area on the outskirts of Islamabad

PHOTO: AP/Anjum Naveed

15. People walk in a livestock market set up in a field during sunset in the capital

PHOTO: Muhammed Muheisen/Associated Press

16. Boys photographed playing in a field at sunset near Islamabad

PHOTO: AP/Nathalie Bardou

17. A family waits for a food handout at a camp for flood victims in Peshawar as the sun sets

PHOTO: Tim Wimborne/Reuters

18. A boy pushes his bicycle past a man standing on a roadside during sunset in Islamabad

PHOTO: Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press

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

PHOTO: Shakil Adil/AP

20. Children are seen playing on the roof of a house in Lahore

PHOTO: Arif Ali/AFP

21. A boy is pictured against the sunset as he watches his friends playing cricket in a distant field

PHOTO: Anjum Naveed/Associated Press

22. Afghan children living in the slums of Islamabad buy kebabs as the sun sets

PHOTO: AP/BK BANGASH

23. As the sun sets, two women walk home after collecting water from a well in Hyderabad

PHOTO: Your View/Janali Laghari

24. A boy looks into the distance as the sun sets in Karachi

PHOTO: Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi/news.cn

25. Camel owners wait for customers on a beach during sunset in Karachi

PHOTO: Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi/NEWS.CN

26. Afghan children are seen against the sunset as they gather at a slum on World Refugee Day on the outskirts of Islamabad

PHOTO: Anjum Naveed/Associated Press

27. A bird flies over a shrine as the sun sets in Karachi

PHOTO: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters