Insta's top 10: From Pakistan's highways to Turkey's Hagia Sophia

E-Paper | March 17, 2026

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The following pictures were submitted to us during the past week. Here are the top 10 photos from the submissions in no particular order:

1. Frozen Saif ul Mulook Lake

2. Umer Hayat Palace, Chiniot

3. Naltar Lake

4. Lahore Fort

5. Khunjerab top

6. Naran valley from the top

7. Diversity of Karachi

8. Karakoram Highway

9. Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey

10. Portrait from Pakistan

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Ali

Jun 07, 2015 03:29pm

Thank you Dawn! Pakistan Zinda abad

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lafanga

Jun 07, 2015 03:57pm

I have been lucky to have visited Istanbul and saw Hagia Sophia and the Blue mosque. Beautiful places. Still have not seen Naran valley. Would like to go their next time I visit Pakistan.

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S. A. M.

Jun 07, 2015 04:32pm

you see the eye of the photographer is the pictures which is beautiful in bold letters

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Harmony-1

Jun 07, 2015 04:59pm

Wonderful expression and smile on the boy's face in the last picture. Children can be so natural without posing!

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Dr.Cajetan Coelho

Jun 07, 2015 05:06pm

Nice pictures. Thanks.

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pakman

Jun 07, 2015 05:17pm

Brilliant work dawn , I think I speak for all when I say that your Pakistan picture segments are simply stunning

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dedar

Jun 07, 2015 05:32pm

"Go slowly, my lovely moon, go slowly," The Kite Runner Portrait is cute.

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faiz

Jun 07, 2015 05:49pm

where is neelum valley

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Fiz

Jun 07, 2015 06:53pm

Thank you for the pictures of my beautiful country. And yes, the people of my country are beautiful too (the last picture).

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Isra

Jun 07, 2015 07:46pm

Wonderful ! I thought the pictures are limited to ' from across the Country ' but then I see one from Turkey !

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Awais ali

Jun 07, 2015 07:51pm

If I would say Pakistan is Switzerland of Asia then it would also be less to describe Pakistan,s natural beauty.

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Rashid Ishaq

Jun 07, 2015 09:35pm

I like Hagia Sophia museum pic; Muhammad (PBUH) ki ulfat bari cheez hai

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Saeed Masood

Jun 07, 2015 09:56pm

These articles and photos are a very good get away from political and crime reporting,please give many more cool photos like to cool our minds...Thank you Dawn.

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Dr. Sadaf

Jun 07, 2015 09:59pm

Had the opportunity to make the sixteen hour journey from Islamabad to Gilgit on KKH and can still remember every second of it, did the sixteen hours in one day and it was amazing and a smashing trip, it was up, close and personal experience with nature and friendly people of the region. The world's second largest moving glacier is also in Pakistan at the foot hills of K-2, it is breathtaking to see and listen to this glacier moving, you can actually listen to the movement happening. Pakistan is beautiful, hope the government has the sense to tap the tourism potential.

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Rashid Ishaq

Jun 07, 2015 11:14pm

@Fiz It is in Azad Kashmir near Muzaffer Abad

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Faiza G. R. Bhatt

Jun 07, 2015 11:17pm

i would like to see someone capturing the beauty of our deserts.

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Peshawar

Jun 08, 2015 02:13am

all photos are beautiful but the first one is so so beautiful!!

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mrashidhai

Jun 08, 2015 05:27am

Thank you DAWN to let portray the real face of Pakistan and let see the world the soft image of Pakistan. All Pakistanis should contribute in beautifying this page and let Pakistanis to be proud of being Pakistanis. Long live Pakistan.

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Sonny Afridi

Jun 08, 2015 06:57am

Pakistan and Turkey, 2 of the greatest nations on earth. Brothers in arms.

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Zubair

Jun 08, 2015 07:12am

Wonderful

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MOTIRAM

Jun 08, 2015 08:29am

beautiful pictures and portraits love it

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Sultan Alvi, Canada

Jun 08, 2015 10:52am

These pictures are not visible. What do we need to do to make them visible?

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D J Saikia

Jun 08, 2015 01:00pm

very good

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MOHAMMAD

Jun 08, 2015 01:18pm

Amazing! and I much appreciate DAWN for brilliant news around the world... no other Media House is as good as you are.

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GILGITIAN' z

Jun 08, 2015 01:44pm

If anyone wants to enjoy True Nature & Hospitality Come to GILGIT-BALTISTAN...... A Heaven on Earth

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Akram

Jun 08, 2015 02:00pm

I have been lucky enough to go to Hagia Sophia, however I have to say Pakistan's numbers one most beautiful and iconic building is not there. That is undoubtedly the Badhshahi Mosque.

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