The district of Ghanche in Gilgit-Baltistan has beautiful valleys and settlements inhabited by warm and hospitable locals. The central location is Khaplu, which has high summits, flowing blue waters, and waterfalls. The people of Khaplu, situated on the bank of the River Shyok, have been warm and loving to travelers for centuries. The narrow paved road from Skardu to Khaplu has poplar trees lining both sides, providing shade and casting shadows that leave viewers spellbound as sunlight filters through the leaves.

1. Gilgit-Baltistan's Ghanche district stands almost aloof with its
beautiful valleys and settlements inhabited by the most
hospitable locals and river irrigated lands. The central location in
the district is Khaplu, which is a beautiful landscape with high
summits, flowing blue waters and waterfalls. The people of this
small settlement on the bank of River Shyok, are warm and
loving, as they were centuries before, when travellers,
wandering through Yarkand and Saltoro, first arrived here. As
soon as one leaves Skardu, a narrow, paved road with poplar
trees lined up on both sides provides a soothing shade for the
travellers as they make their way through small specks of
sunlight filtering through the leaves; casting shadows on the
darkened road, leaving an aesthete spellbound.
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26. The content of this presentation was copied
from Dawn news Pakistan. Mr. Syed Mehdi
Bukhari post this blog.