A DIFFERENT SIDE OF PAKISTAN 🇵🇰 (Unique Travel Experience)

English, Spanish & French subtitlesavailable in the CC options So by now.

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I guess most of you knowhow this works.

I show you some news clipsabout the country in question.

Breaking newsout of Pakistan! There's a crisis inUS / Pakistan relations.

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Mixed messagingcoming from Pakistan.

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Pakistan settleyour own problems.

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World leaders are urging Pakistanand India to take some deep breaths.

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And then I go there.

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And see what it's like behindthe headlines.

But wait a second, I think this guy hassome things to say.

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There's one place once describedas the world's most dangerous country that's offering upa pleasant surprise.

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Pakistan.

So should we see if we can find that pleasantsurprise this man is talking about? I'm confident we're goingto find something.

♪♪♪ More of the Pakistanthat I was expecting to see.

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Everyone should come inPakistan.

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There's nothing wrongwith it.

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Wonderfully peaceful now.

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Abbottabad, PakistanPopulation 300, 000 // Native language // So we're just doing our typical morningroutine here in Abbottabad.

// Native language // We just gotthat local transport there.

Those costs about 20 rupees eachor 30 rupees (20 PKR = 0.

12 USD) for a few kilometers and then we headto this local coffee shop, and then after that we're going tohead up into this really remote area, it's going to take usseveral hours to get there.

We have to get a transportto a city and then we're gonna have to hire a Jeepto take us up the mountain side because you need four-wheel driveaccess.

Anyway.

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// Native language // So we will get the coffee, head up into the mountains.

We've got Shahbaz here, he's looking like a pilgrimwith his big blanket on.

// Native language // – Thank you very much.

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– Have a good day, bye.

// Native language // How are you? ♪♪♪ I'm ready.

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– What's the plan, Babar? Yes, first we are goingto Mansehra, it's a.

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You can say that it is adjacent cityto Abbottabad, about 30 kilometersfrom Mansehra, we will be going toa mountain village.

This is the planand let's see how it goes – Because it's still raining outside.

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– Right.

– So we will try our best to do something.

– Find something.

Yeah, find something.

So, if you missed the last video, Babar is a local that we met and he is alocal youtuber as well, so.

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He's kind of showing usaround this region.

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We will continue on and hopefullycome across something.

♪♪♪ Okay.

So we just pulled overon the way to the mountain village but we went past the viewpoint, as you can see there, for Mansehra.

Mansehra actually has quitean interesting history.

Basically this road thatwe're following here, Babar.

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This was the Silk Road? No, this is not the Silk Road.

The road which we traveledbefore from Abbottabad.

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– That was the Silk Road.

– Oh, okay.

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And then we turned off.

Yeah, then we turned offand we bypassed Mansehra City.

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And now we are in the surroundingof Mansehra.

It's a village also.

Can you explain a little bit aboutthe history you were telling me before about Mansehra and the Indian Kings, and things like that? Quite an interesting, maybe just a brief summary.

Basically Mansehra is beforethe name of Mahan Singh who is one ofthe ministers, very important ministers inthe government of a famous king of India whose name isAkbar.

Akbar, he was the Mughal Emperor.

Mahan Singh was a Hindu.

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You can say a minister of Akbarand he's very famous.

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That is why it is calledMansehra.

♪♪♪ Okay, so.

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try notto get run over.

So we've arrived ina mountain village, we've jumpedout of the normal car and now we're goingto find a Jeep.

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But check out this villagein the meantime.

Really nice to be in the foothillsof the Himalayas up here, beautiful fresh airbut I must say the driver.

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He is a nice guy, of course, don't get me wrong.

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But he's a bit loose with some ofthe corners there and the big cliffs, so.

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This is definitely more of the Pakistanthat I was expecting to see.

More local life, roads are a bit more rugged.

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You know, so it's cool that you can comeand still find this side of the country here.

But, again, people are very welcomingeverywhere you go and generous.

So we're gonna goand find a Jeep now.

I'm paying the driver 7000 rupees(7000 PKR = 43 USD) for the whole dayand he's going.

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// Native language // And that's to drive us here, which was like a 2 hour or so drive and then we're gonna getthe Jeep which will be another 30 minute to an hourdrive up into the hills, so.

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And then returning.

So the orange beard is somethingthat I get some questions about.

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So basically why you'll see in a lot ofthe muslim-majority countries, especially, you know.

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Middle East to South Asian ones, is because Prophet Muhammadused to dye his beard.

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It's a natural plant, I'm not sure of the name exactly, but it's a natural dye.

So they do it to kind of replicatewhat the prophet did, so.

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That's in short, there's a lot more to it.

But if you're wonderingwhy the orange, that's the reason.

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Okay, let's get back to thosePakistani mountains.

// Native language // He's is cooking beef and also addfew vegetables like onions, tomatoes.

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// Native language // – How long has he beenmaking this for? // Native language // He says that they are doing thisbusiness from last three generations.

– Okay.

– So he's the third one.

He's the ownerof this shop as well.

They are earning good money with this business.

Chapli kebab is famousamong the local people.

This is minced beef and with different spiceslike red chili.

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It has a verydifferent taste to it, I really like it.

It's very tasty, very different from the tastewe used to eat in Abbottabad.

– 1 to 10, what's the rating? – I think 9.

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– Wow! 9.

8 out of 10! One Chapli kebab you can buyit in 50 rupees, paskitani rupees.

– Okay.

So it's like 33 cents.

♪♪♪ – So you're going to get two kebabsand one Naan bread.

Yeah, I kind of thinking of makinga roll kind of a thing, you know? I'm going to wrap the Naanon those two kebabs.

He is a guest in my country.

– What's your country?- New Zeland.

– England?- New Zealand.

– New Zealand?- Yeah, yeah.

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– I love New Zealand.

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– I love Pakistan.

Thank you.

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// Native language // – So he just gave us all this free because.

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– Yeah.

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– It's free.

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– We are guests.

It's our lunch and it's free fromValidad.

and he's saying this is a giftfor the guests.

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– Especially for you.

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– Right.

Because you are the guestof Pakistan.

So this is our Jeep.

Look at this thing, it's beautiful.

// Native language // – How's the eating and goingover extremely bumpy roads? Yeah, it's really interesting.

I can I get a taste of the Naanwith Chapli kebab.

So it's like Chapli kebab rollkind of a thing.

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It's really interesting, yeah.

– And what aboutthe stomach? How is the handling whilewe're going over these bumps? – We have to find out when you go up.

– Right.

// Native language // We've been driving throughsome pretty extreme trails.

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And I think we might bepretty much in the village.

– Is this the village?- Yes.

Okay, cool.

So what should we do here? Is it possible to maybevisit a family or.

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? What? Bro, what are youtalking about, man? All right, guys.

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It's raining really hard.

We've arrived at one ofour driver’s families house, I think.

It's gonna make some shelter, hopefullynot get eaten by a dog or something.

Two seconds later.

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// Native language // We've arrived at this localfamilies house in this remote region and they've already given mesome warmer clothing.

And we've metthis gentleman here.

What was your name, sir? – Mohamed.

– Mohamed, nice to meet you.

So, has he lived here all his lifeor does he work in the city? So he mostly lives here.

// Native language // He's been living heresince his birth, yeah.

– Is it mainly farming that keepsthe income for these families? // Native language // So it's mostly farming, yeah.

– And what aboutsupplies and things? Do they have to go every so oftenand get general food supplies and things? Or how does that work? // Native language // We have a few shopsthat is nearby this area so they probably get itfrom there.

But if they want like a huge quantities thenthey go to the main market.

– It's life hard hereor is it a nice life? // Native language // He things the life inthis villages is hard.

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// Native language // So he think there's not muchbusiness and jobs in terms of that so you have to mostly rely on farmingto earn their money and stuff, yeah.

– Do you think that they'll stay herefor the rest of their lives? Or maybe try ina different location? // Native language // He's like, to survive is kind of difficultso we'll probably to earn more and to have a stable income we'll haveto move to the city life, you know? So they get milkfrom their own buffalo.

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So they kind of havethis place for their own buffaloes and they can get milkfrom them.

– So they also sell the milkor just consume it for themselves? // Native language // So they have it fortheir own consumption only, yeah.

– And so, everything that they produce hereis it only for their own consumption? Or do they sell someproduce? // Native language // So he's like, he's doing farming and getting the milk justfor their own consumption, you know? So all the crops and all.

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Like fruits and vegetable, they get from farming and.

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– So are they self sustainable?Or do they have to buy some things? // Native language // Whatever the mostly consumeis from farming and the milkthat they get, and there are very few thingof the need from the market.

So this is the kitchen where they prepareall the food that they has to eat, yeah.

You can see someutensils, cutlery.

Probably a milk feeder for the kid.

And the placeby the fire, yeah.

– And does somebodysleep in here as well? // Native language // So kids like.

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Kids sleep here duringwinters mostly, you know? By the fire and they kind oflet the fire here and they've sleepby the fire.

– So this is the cousin ofthe gentleman we were just talking with and he is currentlystudying, right? And what is he studying? English, maths and Science // Native language // You study historyand geography as well.

– So you speak English? A little English? And so, what would you liketo do later in life? He likes driving, so he wantsto like drive cars and.

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– Okay.

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Like a race car driveror taxi driver.

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? // Native language // No, like normal cars.

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– Like people pay him and he.

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– Yeah.

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And the Jeep thatyou get to see in this area, he would liketo drive those Jeeps.

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Okay, so kind of like his someof his family members do that job and he would liketo do it.

// Native language // // Native language // // Native language // So this family has kindlyinvited us for a Chai to come up to theirhouse here.

And they've given usa place to sit and there's a really cutelittle dog over here.

Very very hospitable peopleand it's quite cloudy but you can see this is kind ofin this valley and there's some mountainsin the background there.

// Native language // It means that I will be lookingfor you.

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Please come inthe mountains.

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– You're a good singer.

– Yeah – Did you use to sing?- No, no.

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I'm a bathroom singer only.

– Toilet singer.

– Or a living room singer.

– Or a living room singer.

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– And you've got an audience, look.

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// Native language // So after a very bumpy ride therein the back of that Jeep, we have made it backwe went to Babar's for a nice meal just now and his wife cooked upstorm for us.

some local Pakistani food followedby some Chai of course.

Would be rude notto drink Chai.

I hope you enjoyed that adventure, it was really more than I expected, it was a bit more extremebut I loved it.

Definitely check out to Babar's channel, I'll link it down below, as well as Shahbaz, of course.

Legendary man therewith the epic hairstyle.

See you inthe next video.

More adventuresto come.

Still more of Pakistanto see.

We are travelling to the other sideof the country in the next video.

So get ready for different climates, landscapes and people in the same country.

In case I don't see.

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Good afternoon, good evening and good night.

Thank you so muchfor watching.

I would love to standoutside and to.

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You know, feel the snow.

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And I would lookingtowards the skies and snow is, you know.

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falling on my face.

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