Rawalpindi in Pakistan is a transport hub and garrison city on the banks of Ravi. South of it we visit Fort Rohtas first. The Afghan ruler Sher Shah Suri based 10,000 soldiers here to serve as a defence against the warlike Ghakhar tribe. Shahi Road, the later Grand-Trunk-Road, connected Kabul with Delhi and Calcutta.

Shortly after leaving in a northerly direction, we reach a reservoir near Taxila. Here are the remains of the kingdom of Gandhara. Soon we have reached Besham, and road checks are already a familiar sight on the Karakorúm Highway. Most of the locals belong to the Pathane tribe

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