Karakoram Highway Today

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Karakoram Highway after 30 Years

Nearly 30 years after the completion of Karakoram Highway today it is one of the most important road in the country. It is the trade route from China. The expansion and the maintainance is a continous and ongoing process. Here are some of the glimpsis of present KKH.

Pictures taken by Muhammad Jamal Khalid (mjamalkhalid@hotmail.com)

Start Point of Karakoram Highway at Hasanabdal, Pakistan

Bridge on Karakoram Highway at Havelian, NWFP, Pakistan

Abbottabad, NWFP, Pakistan

Abbottabad, NWFP, Pakistan

Sharkool, NWFP, Pakistan

YOUYI BRIDGE, (earlier THAKOT BRIDGE), Pakistan

Present Karakoram Highway near Patan, Pakistan

YOUYI BRIDGE, (earlier THAKOT BRIDGE), Pakistan

Overview of Karakoram Highway

Another view of the Karakoram Highway

Just see the sheer size of the montain face and imagine the efforts of those who built it