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The historic principality of Jammu and Kashmir is split between the Pakistani Azad Kashmir ('free Kashmir') and the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. India and Pakistan have fought wars over the control of Kashmir and you can absolutely not cross the line of control which serves as the de facto border.
Not only that, but as a foreigner you are are not even ...
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There's really only one choice: the Karakorum Highway.
Regular buses travel between last Pakistani town on the highway, Sust, and Kashgar. The only caveat is that the highway is subject to closure during the cold season, so it is best to arrange for travel before November. Sust is not a particularly nice place, so if possible try and get tickets before ...
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I would recommend PTDC (Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation).
They have very good travel plans for Northern Areas of Pakistan. You will have to reach Islamabad/Rawalpindi first. The best way to do that is to reach Quetta which is a border city adjacent to Iran. Then take a flight from Quetta to Islamabad. Road journey form Quetta to Islamabad may well ...
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It seems you'd be able to pull it off, but it'd definitely be extra hassle and you might be subject to extra scrutiny (not to mention the cultural tensions between the two nations).
Visas
The Pakistani government says about tourist visas: "A non-extendable tourist visa valid for 14 days is issued by Pakistan High Commission, New Delhi through approved ...
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In general, a NOC is a letter indicating the writer of the letter has no objection to the terms contained within said letter.
Sounds very meta, but basically it's like saying 'I have no objection to what I'm writing about, and this is legal evidence stating so.'
Now why would that be useful? Let's take a common example.
A government employee wishes to ...
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I don't have any experience on the Eastern side of the Himalaya, but I did some travelling on the Western side in China, in areas with high numbers of Tibetan people.
As usually I did not plan or book anything but mostly stayed in hotels in towns, but a few times I also just walked in the mountains through some villages and when I asked people for a place ...
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I am local resident of Hunza living in Berlin. I think the best way is to get a local contact/guide who can travel with you from Quetta to Hunza.
I would prefer to hire a local to and take public transport to travel. Once you are in Gilgit, you can travel all alone anywhere, any time to Hunza. It is safe!
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Lahore isn't far at all from the border and is a huge city, so if anywhere allows you to buy insurance, Lahore will. I can't seem to find any info on it immediately, but you could try talking to the chaps at The Regale Internet Inn who are just the nicest people you could possibly meet, they may well have the appropriate contacts.
I can only imagine the ...
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From Quetta, you can take a train which travels to Punjab province. From there, you will almost certainly need to pass through Islamabad/Rawalpindi, which is the transit point to the Northern Areas and Azad Kashmir.
The most dangerous parts of the country are northern Baluchistan, the North West Frontier Province and Sindh, but you will skip the worst by ...
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Your options are legion. It's more a matter of how challenging you want to make it to yourself and how much time you want to spend.
Assuming you refer to western Europe as your starting point, your easiest route would be:
Western Europe - south east Europe - Turkey - Iran - Pakistan (though southern Pakistan can be unsafe).
If you want to go through ...
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Currently, the most safe region is Hunza and towards China.
Take a NACTO bus from Gilgit city. I don't think there any any issues related to security in the region.
Afghanistan and Kashmir are not on the way to China :)
The people there live above 2000m altitude, no terrorist can breath in these regions :).
To enjoy and know more be with a local.
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I am very interested in this question since I love languages myself. I spent quite long time trying to find an answer, searching all over the internet using English, Arabic and some Urdu. Unfortunately no teacher, course or school were found.
Anyway, I found the Burushaski language page in the Endangered Languages Project site, which led me to the ...
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I am native Burushaski speaker but unfortunately we can't afford schools to teach Burushaski. The best way to learn such a language to work and live with locals and I would recommend Hunza (Karimabad, Aliabad) where you can find people who are interested in learning your language and in exchange they can help you learning Burushaski.
We have an ...
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The site linked by Ankur gives the address and website of the Iranian embassy in Tokyo. Guess your friend didn't do his research properly:
JAPAN (TOKYO)
سفارت جمهوری اسلامی ایران - توکیو
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tokyo, Japan
Titel of Diplomatic Office:Embassy
Head of Diplomatic Office:
Date of Establishment:1930
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According to IATA's TimaticWeb database which most airlines check visa requirements against (which I accessed through Delta Airlines' site), visa-on-arrival in Iran is available for:
Holders of normal passports traveling as tourist can obtain a visa on arrival, for a max. stay of 15 days, provided:
holding an e-visa pre-approval code obtained ...
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My Japanese friend tried this week in Islamabad (not near the border but better than nothing), at the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Conclusion: It is hard to get, but not impossible!
The first time she tried, she was turned down.
The second time she tried even harder, and that worked!
She paid a Rs. 5000 visa fee.
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