Product DescriptionPublished under the Collins imprint for the first time (previously published under Bartholomew imprint). Scale 1 : 4 000 000 1 cm to 40 km 1 inch to 63 miles MAIN FEATURES Physical map with layer coloured relief and including roads, railways, cities and towns. INCLUDES All of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan, with an inset map of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Large scale maps of Delhi, Calcutta, Karachi, Bombay and Madras. AREA OF COVERAGE From the Himalayas in the north to Sri Lanka in the south, and from Afghanistan in the west to Myanmar (Burma) in the east. WHO THE PRODUCT IS AIMED AT Armchair traveller and for general reference OTHER PRODUCTS IN THE SERIES Asia South-East…. Read more
Islamabad, the capital city of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a well designed modern city as well as one of the significant cities in Asia. It is the most favorite choice of the tourists while visiting Pakistan. Hundreds of tourists make special bookings for cheap flights to Islamabad while planning their tour to Pakistan. It offers much more to the tourists like large and lush greener recreation and amusement parks, wide clean roads, wide avenues, well arranged shopping malls and much more. The climatic conditions of Islamabad remain so still, refreshing, and pleasant throughout the year that is much favorable for tourism activities. Visitors remain booking their flights to Islamabad fondly to get an innovation in tourism. There are a…. Read more
Product Description”During the course of my journey, many of the people I met in Pakistan and India expressed a curious combination of affection, indifference, and animosity toward their neighbors across the border. . . . The border divides them but it is also a seam that joins the fabric of their cultures.”On 15 August 1947, in what some have argued was the final, cynical act of a collapsing empire, the British left India divided. Arbitrary borders that have profoundly affected the recent history of the subcontinent were drawn upon the map of India. In the violence that accompanied Partition, it has been estimated that close to a million people were killed and more than ten million uprooted and displaced. The hatreds created by what…. Read more
Product DescriptionInformation about travelling in Pakistan has often been limited and out of date. This updated handbook should provide travellers with comprehensive background information as well as practical travel information. Much has happened in recent years to make the region more accessible for all. The book provides full coverage of the Karakoram Highway from Islamabad to Kashgar in China. The mountaineering and trekking opportunities in Pakistan are considerable and there has been much improvement in travel facilities to enable visitors to get to the mountains more easily. The book is part of an award-winning series of handbooks which are regularly updated. They are designed for all travellers, whatever their age or budget,…. Read more
