🧳Know Before You Go

💰 Money

• Currency: PKR. Rs 20 local / Rs 3,000 foreigner at Mohenjo-daro; similar dual pricing nationwide.
• ATMs in every city; carry cash for rural sites.
• Bargain politely at bazaars — it's expected.

📱 SIM & internet

• Jazz/Telenor/Zong SIMs at airports (passport needed).
• 4G in cities; 2G in valleys — this platform is built for it.
• PWA works offline once loaded.

🔌 Basics

• 230V · British plugs (BS-1363) + round 2-pin.
• UTC+5 · drive on the left.
• Emergencies: 🚑 1122 · 🚓 15 · 🔥 16

👗 Etiquette

• Dress modestly (shoulders/knees) — more so at shrines & mosques; shoes off inside.
• Right hand for eating & giving.
• Ask before photographing people; caution near security sites.

👩 Women & family travel

• Millions of Pakistani women travel daily; families everywhere on weekends.
• Female-only train compartments exist; women travelers report warmth and curiosity countrywide.
• Lok Mela & shrine festivals are family-friendly.

🌧️ When to come

• Oct–Mar: perfect for Sindh/south & plains.
• May–Sep: north only (Hunza, Skardu, Deosai Jun–Oct).
• Monsoon Jul–Aug: check Indus-basin flood advisories.

🕌 Prayer times — Islamabad 14-05-1448 AH

Fajr 04:57 · Dhuhr 11:52 · Asr 14:59 · Maghrib 17:23 · Isha 18:46

Museum hours shift around Friday prayers; restaurants may close daylight hours in Ramadan.

⛰️ Altitude

Khunjerab 4,693m, Deosai 4,114m: hydrate, ascend gradually, know AMS symptoms.

🛂 Visa

2026: everyone applies for the e-Visa (7–10 days). → Visa Navigator