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Amritsar to Lahore by Stephen Alter is an admirably informed and insightful account of the author’s journey across and beyond the border that divides (more than just physically) Pakistan and India.
Anthony Weller’s Days and Nights on the Grand Trunk Road: Calcutta to Khyber is an entertaining travelogue through North India and Pakistan, melding interesting snippets of history with keen observations about contemporary life.
Kathleen Jamie offers a perceptive window into the Northern Areas in The Golden Peak: Travels in Northern Pakistan, with a glimpse into elements of daily life that male visitors aren’t privy to.
To the Frontier by Geoffrey Moorhouse is an entertaining and well-written account of travels through Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and NWFP.
Where The Indus is Young by Dervla Murphy is the Irish author’s vivid story of a winter she spent in Baltistan, travelling on foot and horseback with her six-year-old daughter Rachel.
Gleaned from a woman’s perspective, Debra Denker’s Sisters on the Bridge of Fire is an engaging exposition of the author’s solo travels through Baltistan, Hunza and Chitral.
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