Is KKH Open to Foreigners?

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avsfan
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Hello, Im getting conflicting reports about whether or not tourists can use the KKH right now. Can anyone verify?

Schedule of several Karakoram team is also effected by this incident. Many climbers couldn't start their journey from Islamabad as they were not allowed to travel on KKH. Pakistani officials will now try to ensure safety of route and climbing areas before letting international teams to proceed. Climbers trekking on Baltoro glacier seem unaffected at the moment, as they march towards respective BCs (K2, Gasherbrums and Broad Peak). But this may change if their governments issue any kind of warning message about climbing. It's to be noted that Karakoram is located 200km away from Nanga Parbat. Baltoro glacier is regularly patrolled by Pakistan Army.

http://www.jonkeverest.org/blog/2013/06/25/Post-5-76-Still-in-Islamabad-Tuesday-June-25-2013.aspx

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uselessbaba
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'' It's to be noted that Karakoram is located 200km away from Nanga Parbat''...............................

Fairy meadows is about 20Klms from Raikot bridge, which is on the KKH, about another 20Klms from there to NP base camp. Nothing like 200Klms !
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uselessbaba
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I might add, that if you are going to recommend people to read your blog, you should try to keep it accurate and factual, Ossama Bin Laden was not 'captured' in Abbottabad, he was murdered. Nor do you travel from ISLBD to Skardu via 'Challis', the scene of last years bus massacre was the town of 'Chilas'.
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qiblah
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Re - "Ossama Bin Laden was not 'captured' in Abbottabad, he was murdered"

Aww diddums!

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avsfan
avsfan

Thx for answering the posted question

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pakguide
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it is open for foregners, more security and many foregners are travling daily on KKH.

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dadima2
dadima2

since some of information posted here by pakistanis is incorrect I recoment you contact pakistan tourist company online, they will respond with the truth within a resonable time

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pakguide
pakguide

dadima, what is incorrect information here?

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ukintrepidtraveller
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"since some of information posted here by pakistanis is incorrect I recoment you contact pakistan tourist company online, they will respond with the truth within a resonable time" - well, much of the information I received from my Pakistan tour operator prior to arrival on 28 May 2013 was somewhat less than the truth I was told that Gilgit Baltistan was completely safe, no sectarian violence, everything I read in the media was not true. So I wondered why my tour operator decided to come down to Islamabad in person to meet us at airport and escort us up KKH? Now I know why. Wouldn't go to GB again - if somewhere is dodgy you need to know in advance so that you can make your own decision. That's up to you. But your tour operator should be honest with you. That's what I think anyway.

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dadima2
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I did not mean a private tour company, some will tell you anything to get your business but rather the government one; pakistan tourist development company.

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