Perut dah kenyang. Tenaga dah kembali. Semua suka hati. Kita jalan lagi. Pemandu kami memberikan isyarat untuk bertolak meneruskan perjalanan melalui Lebuhraya Karakoram menuju ke Chilas. Jauh lagi perjalanan kami. Rasa perit kali ini. Panas membahang, macam banyak sahaja penghalang. Perjalanan perlu diteruskan. Nak sampai awal kan?
[ 1 ] Bertolak Dari Hotel Midwest Besham ke Dasu | Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | iPhoneography via iPhone5 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY KNIZAM OMAR / KNIZAM.COM)
Selepas melewati Pekan Besham, kami kembali memandu melalui jalan-jalan yang agak tidak rata. Menuju ke pekan yang seterusnya, Pekan Dasu. Pemandu kami memberitahu yang kita mungkin tidak akan sampai ke Chilas sebelum Maghrib. Terpaksa juga melalui Lebuhraya Karakoram dalam kegelapan. Bukan Lebuhraya Karakoram yang saya risaukan. Tapi keadaan di Indus Kohistan yang agak mengerikan. Pelbagai cerita dan kisah yang telah saya baca di internet berkenaan lebuhraya ini. Negatif sahaja kesemuanya. Ramai yang menasihatkan saya untuk tidak berada di Wilayah Indus Kohistan lama-lama. Apatah lagi ketika matahari telah terbenam. Takut juga.
Di tengah-tengah perjalanan, kami lalui Jambatan Soomro. Ada kisah sedih di sebalik pembinaan jambatan ini. Dikhabarkan Allahyarham Lieutenant Kolonel Saleem Akhtar Soomro dari Batalion Senggaraan adalah askar yang terlibat di dalam pembinaan Lebuhraya Karakoram. Al-Fatihah. Beliau telah terkorban mati lemas semasa menyelamatkan anak perempuannya yang terjatuh ke dalam sungai di sini. Tragis. Kisah sedih dan tauladan untuk masa depan. Pengorbanan yang berlaku ketika dalam pembinaan lebuhraya yang suatu ketika dahulunya adalah sebahagian daripada Jalan Sutera (Silk Road).
[ 2 ] Bertolak Dari Hotel Midwest Besham ke Dasu | Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | iPhoneography via iPhone5 |Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY KNIZAM OMAR / KNIZAM.COM)
[ 3 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | iPhoneography via iPhone5 |Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY KNIZAM OMAR / KNIZAM.COM)
[ 4 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | iPhoneography via iPhone5 |Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY KNIZAM OMAR / KNIZAM.COM)
[ 5 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | iPhoneography via iPhone5 |Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY KNIZAM OMAR / KNIZAM.COM)
[ 6 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY SYAZWAN OTHMAN)
[ 7 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY SYAZWAN OTHMAN)
[ 8 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY SYAZWAN OTHMAN)
[ 9 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY SYAZWAN OTHMAN)
[ 10 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY SYAZWAN OTHMAN)
[ 11 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY SYAZWAN OTHMAN)
[ 12 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY SYAZWAN OTHMAN)
[ 13 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY SYAZWAN OTHMAN)
[ 14 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY SYAZWAN OTHMAN)
[ 15 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY SYAZWAN OTHMAN)
[ 16 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY SYAZWAN OTHMAN)
[ 17 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY SYAZWAN OTHMAN)
[ 18 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY SYAZWAN OTHMAN)
[ 19 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY SYAZWAN OTHMAN)
[ 20 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY SYAZWAN OTHMAN)
[ 21 ] Day 1 | The Beginning of the Long Overland Journey | Overland to Khunjerab Pass via Karakoram Highway | Summer 2013 | Road Less Travelled | Northern Pakistan 2013 | 19-24 06 2013 (PHOTO BY SYAZWAN OTHMAN)
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