Police escort in front and road building

We left Quetta and were escorted over the Bollum Pass, where the British engineers during the 19th Century had built some impressive tunnels and bridges to enable a railway to link Quetta and Sukkar, our next destination.

Adventures in Pakistan

April 27th 2010
Thursday 22 April We left the Bloom Star hotel, Quetta at 0745 hours on this day, with another police escort, to take us towards Sukkar. The day’s driving has been one of the most memorable for several reasons. Firstly, we were taken through the famous Bollan Pass, where nomads and camel caravans still pass to reach Quetta and onwards into Afghanistan. The scenery was stunning and while runnin ... read more

Asia » Pakistan » Lahore

The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with two sections West and East) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan have fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disput... ... read more

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