Pakistan: Visiting Murree

Published February 21, 2012
A Pakistani man walks his horse along a road during a cold and foggy day in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. ?AP Photo
A Pakistani man walks his horse along a road during a cold and foggy day in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. ?AP Photo
A Pakistani vendor displaying umbrellas for sale on a roadside waits for customers on the outskirts of Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.?AP Photo
A Pakistani vendor displaying umbrellas for sale on a roadside waits for customers on the outskirts of Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.?AP Photo
A Pakistani man, left, who rents his horse to tourists, waits for customers during a snowfall in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. .?AP Photo
A Pakistani man, left, who rents his horse to tourists, waits for customers during a snowfall in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. .?AP Photo
A Pakistani boy rests while collecting items of use from a pile of garbage during a cold and foggy day in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.?AP Photo
A Pakistani boy rests while collecting items of use from a pile of garbage during a cold and foggy day in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.?AP Photo
A Pakistani man helps his wife to walk on the snow next to a snow sculpture in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.?AP Photo
A Pakistani man helps his wife to walk on the snow next to a snow sculpture in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.?AP Photo
A Pakistani man wrapped with a shawl to avoid the cold looks out of his house during a snowfall in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. ?AP Photo
A Pakistani man wrapped with a shawl to avoid the cold looks out of his house during a snowfall in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. ?AP Photo
Pakistanis walk in a street during a cold and foggy day in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. ?AP Photo
Pakistanis walk in a street during a cold and foggy day in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. ?AP Photo
A Pakistani vendor who sells umbrellas speaks with a customer in a car, not seen, on a roadside on the outskirts of Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. ?AP Photo
A Pakistani vendor who sells umbrellas speaks with a customer in a car, not seen, on a roadside on the outskirts of Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. ?AP Photo
A Pakistani man slides down a snow-covered hill in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. ?AP Photo
A Pakistani man slides down a snow-covered hill in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. ?AP Photo

Murree is a city, hill station and summer resort situated beside the Islamabad - Murree highway and is located in the North West Himalayas at a very high altitude.

The city of Murree is covered in forests of pine and oak and has various buildings dating from the colonial era.

It is one of the most common tourist attractions of Pakistan experiencing pleasant summers and freezing winters. — Photos by AP

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