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Russian Extreme Travels , aka Trekking in Altai , aka Extreme Travels in Russia , is a tourist company doing business in Pakistan. In June 2019, ten years after her first entry into this country, Ms Olga Leonidovna Ozerova , aka Olga Sim (Ольга Сим) , one of its employee/partners, took a key part, as a shadow advisor, in the start-up of a slanderous campaign against the Wakhi community of Northern Pakistan and against its western visitors. Eventually, in January 2021, she openly revealed a plan of filing a claim for terrorism, in Pakistan, against a French citizen, with the help of false witnesses. Such an interference in a third country may cause irrecoverable damages to Russian Extreme Travels business.

Although, twenty years ago, the deadly Trade Center attack evidenced the inclusion of a high level of technology, this warning has been largely underestimated. Islamist fanatism and terrorism are generally associated with underdevelopment, ignorance and male dominance. However, there are some clues education and social progress will not be enough to protect us from this threat. Here is an example of an original path which evidences another side of such a hybrid war. This article in French on a Agoravox, a French news website enjoying a powerful SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) and a large number of readers:  Pakistan, l'extrémisme comme conséquence de l'arriération ou comme crise de la modernité ?

Ramla Akhtar wrote numerous posts about Chapursan Valley . They are contrary to the general opinion. Because Gojal, a region located in the northern mountainous part of Pakistan at the Afghanistan and China corner, is still not an area with a high tourist frequentation. Nevertheless, unanimous reports praise its hospitality, its peaceful people and its pristine environment. The Facebook blog page “Black Mountain, Dragon Soul - a Wounded Mystic Spins Her Yarn" exposes a different point of view. While Ramla Akhtar (aka Rmala Aalam), the contributor of this blog, is a local resident with an external background, it is of importance to review what she reveals of a risks faced, according to her, by solo female travelers in Chapursan Valley. We will look to the sources and inspirations of such a novel. We will try to separate what is part of ancient myths and what pertains to the today reality or imagination. Then, we will learn more on how the shock of cultures and traditions between...

This short program is intended for travellers who would like to visit Hunza, around the Karakoram Highway, even if they just have a few days. Though it is adapted for families with children, opportunities for photographers will be developed regarding conditions of light, most scenic spots and local people portraying. It is considered you use a personal car. However, the last chapter presents the possibilities offered by public transportation means. Table of content Immerse yourself in scenic Passu Village Have road breaks at Rakaposhi viewpoints Enjoy worldclass sunset and sunrise at Eagles Nest Relax or do sightseeing in and around Karimabad Stay in high Chapursan Valley at the knot of past empires Go until Kunjerab Pass and China Share Hunza people way of life Monitor costs, transportation and time

Traduction en français d'un article initialement rédigé en anglais pour le "Passu Times". This article in English / Traduction en anglais Le texte présenté ci-dessous ne doit pas être considéré comme une étude, même brève, sur le tourisme dans la vallée de la Hunza. Il souhaite plutôt présenter un point vue extérieur résultant d'un voyage, en indépendant, effectué en août 2018, en utilisant les transports en commun d'Islamabad (Pendjab) au col de Khunjerab (poste frontière avec la Chine, altitude, 4 880 m) avec des arrêts dans différents lieux remarquables. Il est également une synthèse de discussions commencées, et poursuivies depuis lors, avec les personnes qui vivent et travaillent dans cette région montagneuse du Nord du Pakistan . Morning view of Hunza peak, 6 270 m, et du Ladyfinger (Bublimating) peak,6 000 m, from Duikar (Eagle's Nest) 

Cet article en Français / French version The text presented below should not be considered as a result of an, even short, study about tourism in Hunza Valley or as a list of recommendations. Its aim is to present an external view resulting from an independent travel, made in August 2018, using public transportations from Islamabad to Khunjerab Pass with stops in different places.  It is also an outcome of discussions hold with the people living and working in this mountainous area of Northern Pakistan. Morning view of Hunza peak, 6 270 m, et du Ladyfinger (Bublimating) peak,6 000 m, from Duikar (Eagle's Nest)