Pakistan (Summer 1970)

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In the summer of 1970, one of my brothers, a friend , and me, we drove from France to Pakistan. We entered Pakistan from the South-West, across the border with Iran at the small town of Taftan in Baluchistan. We drove to Quetta, next through the Sulaiman mountains (NE of Quetta), then across the Indus valley to Lahore and Rawalpindi. From there we went to the Kaghan Valley up to Babusar Pass (4175m). We returned to Rawalpindi, drove to Peshawar, and crossed into Afghanistan at Khyber Pass.

Scenes from the Baluchistan desert:

- Our Renault 4L trying to cool down

- An improbable cyclist

- A man and his son

- A nomad camp

Sulaiman mountains:

- Our car sinking in the mud

- A bus

- Playing macho (no longer recommended)

- In a village

People encountered along the road to Lahore

Wrestling competition

Village near the Indus

Fruit stand

Pastry shop

Street scenes in Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Peshawar

Wedding in Lahore

Kaghan Valley

It was a bit too rough for our 4L

At Babusar Pass with two Swiss

Fort at Khyber Pass