These aerial shots of Pakistan will give you wanderlust

Interactive Desk Published March 27, 2016

There's something magical about seeing the ground below from a great height.

For our #DawnWeeklyProject, we asked photographers on Instagram to send us aerial shots from all over Pakistan.

Here's a look at the top picks from the many fantastic photos submitted to us:

Gwadar, Balochistan

#DawnWeeklyProject: Topic 'Aerial View' An #aerialview of the port city of #Gwadar in #Balochistan, #Pakistan. Photo submitted by @hkaxim. To participate in our project, send us beautiful shots of Pakistan from an aerial view by tagging them with #DawnWeeklyProject. Deadline: March 20, 2016. #dawndotcom #Gwadarport #seaport #sea #port #travel #aerialphotography

A photo posted by Dawn (@dawn_dot_com) on Mar 20, 2016 at 2:27am PDT

Jalalpur Mirwala, Multan

#DawnWeeklyProject: Topic 'Aerial View' An #aerial view of mud houses in Jalalpur Pirwala, #Multan, #Pakistan. Photo submitted by @shahrose_khan36 To participate in our project, send us beautiful shots of #Pakistan from an aerial view by tagging them with #DawnWeeklyProject. Deadline: March 20, 2016 #weeklyproject #aerialshot #photography #travel #Pakistan #dawndotcom #JalalpurPirwala #Mudhouses

A photo posted by Dawn (@dawn_dot_com) on Mar 17, 2016 at 8:22am PDT

Karachi

#DawnWeeklyProject: Topic 'Aerial View' An #aerial view from #Burhani Masjid in #karachi, #Pakistan. Photo submitted by @huzefa.a.hazari To participate in our project, send us beautiful shots of #Pakistan from an aerial view by tagging them with #DawnWeeklyProject. Deadline: March 20, 2016 #weeklyproject #aerialshot #photography #travel #Pakistan #dawndotcom #BurhaniMasjid #Karachi

A photo posted by Dawn (@dawn_dot_com) on Mar 16, 2016 at 10:31pm PDT

Arial View of metropolitan city Of pakistan..😊😊😊..#karachifromtop #arielviewofkarachi #karachi #golimar #pakistan #etthemeoftheweek #etribune #oldbuilding #karachisreets #karachidiaries #explorepakistan #pakistan #vsco #vscopakistan #vscopak #shutterpak #dawndotcom #travelbeautifulpakistan #oldkarachi #kolachi #karachi #cityoflights #ig_pakistan #ig_great_shots_me #lahore #islamabad #ig_sindh #st_ofpakistan #creative_pakistan #dawnweeklyproject

A photo posted by Ch Tahzeeb (@ch.tahzeebtariq) on Mar 17, 2016 at 3:25am PDT

Marriabad, Balochistan

A night shot of #Marriabad in #Balochistan, submitted by @sadatsabori. You can also submit your photos to us by using the hashtag #dawndotcom. #Quetta #Pakistan #nightview #nightshot #nightlights #mountains #citylights #aerialview #travel #nightphotography

A photo posted by Dawn (@dawn_dot_com) on Mar 27, 2016 at 3:19am PDT

Saidpur Village, Islamabad

#DawnWeeklyProject : Topic 'Aerial View' #An aerial view of #Saidpur Village, located on the #slopes of Margalla Hills in #Islamabad. Photo submitted by @hassaan.bari To participate in our project send us beautiful shots of #Pakistan from an aerial view by tagging them with #DawnWeeklyProject. The best photos will be featured on our account as well as on our website dawn.com. Deadline: March 20, 2016 #weeklyproject #aerialview #saidpur #Village #Margallahills #photography #travelphotography #Islamabad

A photo posted by Dawn (@dawn_dot_com) on Mar 15, 2016 at 1:24am PDT

Islamabad at night

Islamabad nightscape #dawnweeklyproject @dawn_dot_com #pakistanidiaries #pakistani #islamabad #travelbeautifulpakistan #travel #ig_pakistan #igers #true_photo_lover #night #aerial #horizon #city #instagram #instadaily #nikonphotography #nikon #awesome #landscape #nightout #monal #world #photography #beauty #beautiful #shutterpak #shutterpakistan #explorepakistan #natgeotravel

A photo posted by Auwais Ahmed Khan (@auwaisak) on Mar 18, 2016 at 11:58pm PDT

Duikar village, Hunza

View of Duikar village in Hunza is submitted by @imranhunzai. Submit your photos to us by using the hashtag #dawndotcom. #trees #travel #Pakistan #hunzavalley #landscape #nature #hunza #Duikar

A photo posted by Dawn (@dawn_dot_com) on Mar 25, 2016 at 8:34am PDT

The outskirts of Lahore

Aerial view of Lahore taken during a flight from Lahore to New Delhi #dawn_dot_com #dawnweeklyproject #dawncommunity #dawndotcom #pakistan #imranschah #canon_official #canon_photos #photo #photographer #natgeotravel #natgeotravelpic #travelingram #all_shots #webstagram #instagram #instagramers #instagood #instalike #instadaily #aerial #flight #lahore #landscape

A photo posted by Syed Imran Schah (@imranthetrekker) on Mar 18, 2016 at 12:08pm PDT

Soon Valley, Punjab

An aerial view of one of the northern borders of Soon Valley. . . . . #DawnWeeklyProject #dawndotcom#nikon #nikond5200 #d5200 #nikon_owners #nikon_dslr_users #nikond5200photography #nikontop #photooftheday #picoftheday #nikonpakistan #soonvalley #nature #tree #mountains #pakistan #clouds #greenery #house #wild #travelbeautifulpakistan #nikontop_ #TravelAwesome #aerial

A photo posted by Shah Saad (@shah_saad) on Mar 17, 2016 at 8:54pm PDT

Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Aerial view of Muzzafarabad

A photo posted by Shahzil (@muhammadshaz1) on Mar 16, 2016 at 12:16am PDT

Abbasi Mosque, Bahawalpur

Abbasi masjid (mosque) is a monumental mosque made by the Abbasies of Bahawa's Nawabs after concurring derawar fort right in front of the main enterence of the fort to show their dominence and victory around 200 years back where as the fort is around 800 years old n currently still under the Nawab's but abandoned from a long time. Its situated in cholistan desert near Ahmed pur sharkia, Bahawalpur, Pakistan #travellovers #travellove #travel #exploring #explorePakistan #explore #travelgram #travelbeautifulpakistan #Pakistan #welovetotravel #lifeoutdoors #liveoutdoor #travelwithme #peace #masjid #mosque #architecture #archi #archilovers #arches #dome #life #livenow #liveoutdoor #lifeoutside #dji #dawnweeklyproject #areal #phantom #phantom3 #dawndotcom

A photo posted by A.r. Khan (@bewafakashmiri) on Mar 15, 2016 at 11:47pm PDT

Abbottabad

#abbottabad #dawndotcom #dawnweeklyproject #aerialview Abbottaabad from mountain koh e habiba

A photo posted by syed ahsan raza (@fl_ahsanraza) on Mar 15, 2016 at 11:22am PDT

South Waziristan

Aerial view, South Waziristan

A photo posted by Shameen Khan (@shameenkbrohi) on Mar 6, 2015 at 10:03am PST

Sangla Hill, Punjab

only if i didnt forget phantom's charger, could've taken some pretty cool shots. khair, this where i spent my weekend. #dji #phantom3 #vsco #dawndotcom #etribune #dawnweeklyproject

A photo posted by Muhammad Ali (@muhammadaleech) on Mar 21, 2016 at 10:48am PDT

Murree Expressway

"Fly like an Eagle" A shot from a new perspective of the Murree Express Highway near the Bahria Golf City. Maybe this is what an eagle sees when flying at 400 ft altitude... maybe. December 20, 2013. Phantom 3. #dji #djiglobal #djiphantom #iamdji #djiphantom3 #phantom3 #dronestagram #drone

A photo posted by Imran Wazeer (@imrankw) on Dec 21, 2015 at 5:25am PST

Bannu

Bannu aerial view

A photo posted by Shameen Khan (@shameenkbrohi) on Feb 27, 2015 at 9:58am PST

Malam Jabba

"The zigzag road leading to the Ski Resort". This is the last leg of the treacherous road leading to the Malam Jabba skiing resort in Pakistan captured by the Phantom 3. Behind the drone was the PTDC skiing resort. Jan 8, 2016. Phantom 3. Altitude 8700 ft. #dji #djiglobal #iamdji @djiglobal @djiphantom #djiphantom #swat #malamjabba #pakistan #igerspakistan #visualsoflife #unsung_masters #ig_worldclub @igworldclub @visualsoflife

A photo posted by Imran Wazeer (@imrankw) on Jan 9, 2016 at 5:31am PST

Umerzai, Charsadda

"Autumn and Winter in KPK" An aerial view of a village near Charsadda, KPK in Pakistan. Love the front row of glowing trees sort of protecting the front line of the village. Phantom 3. 6 Dec. 300 ft. #dji #djiphantom #djiglobal #djiphantom3 #phantom3 #dronestagram

A photo posted by Imran Wazeer (@imrankw) on Dec 6, 2015 at 10:24am PST

Quetta, Balochistan

Happy morning with an aerial view of Quetta city from the top Char-Shakh mountain. #dawnweeklyproject #dawndotcom #etribune #arielview #cityscape #mountains #canonpakistan #quetta #pakistan #travelbeautifulpakistan

A photo posted by Zeeshan Jaffery (@zhaidz0) on Mar 14, 2016 at 10:58pm PDT

Gate of Imagination. #dawnweeklyproject #dawndotcom #etribune #mountains #travelbeautifulpakistan #balochistan #aerial #view #valley #mornings #intothewild #pakistan #canonpakistan #picturepakistan

A photo posted by Zeeshan Jaffery (@zhaidz0) on Mar 15, 2016 at 8:48am PDT

Do you want to participate in our #DawnWeeklyProject as well? Then follow @dawndotcom on Instagram and become a part of our community by submitting photos to us using #dawndotcom.

Faisal

Mar 27, 2016 03:36pm

Thanks Dawn.

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Shaan

Mar 27, 2016 04:21pm

OMG !! So stunning. Thanks Dawn for initiating this project.

Harmony-1©

Mar 27, 2016 04:51pm

Amazing aerial views of our lands!

aslam shaikh

Mar 27, 2016 05:03pm

SubhanAllah

Mar 27, 2016 05:05pm

We have everything in Pakistan. If only we could take charge and drive these corrupt ruling class back to their foreign properties.

Aatir Ehrar

Mar 27, 2016 05:24pm

Exceptional loved it.

Muhammad Arshsd

Mar 27, 2016 06:09pm

Stunning Pictures......

Tariq

Mar 27, 2016 06:55pm

Great

Muhamad Shoaib Iqbal

Mar 27, 2016 07:44pm

My country is so beautiful. Thanks DAWN

shehzad younus

Mar 27, 2016 07:49pm

nice work.....keep it up plz.

Dr.Cajetan Coelho

Mar 27, 2016 09:25pm

Beautiful pictures. Thanks.

Ram Lakhani

Mar 27, 2016 11:00pm

What have we done to our motherland.

DR. SHAZIA K

Mar 28, 2016 01:02am

AMAAAZING! I had no idea Bannu is so beautiful! And WOW ! Soon Valley pic with the misty, mighty clouds hovering in the background is pure genius! Thank you dawn.com and all the highly talented photographers for these unique pictorial jewels. How awesome to be utilizing drone tech for positive projects vs destructive drones which kill many innocents :( Kudos to all who captured these surreal pics of our most exquisite Pakistan ( *

kami

Mar 28, 2016 04:48am

I have some good aerial pics of Karachi, I was able to get several landmarks pictures from aircraft.

Murtuza

Mar 28, 2016 06:31am

Stunning

Hassan

Mar 28, 2016 06:47am

Muzaffarabad, my city!

PAklander

Mar 28, 2016 07:10am

@kami ; Please share with rest of us. Thanks

vasudevan

Mar 28, 2016 08:20am

Stunning pictures. One can clearly see the miserable life in big cities like Karachi, in a barren landscape in tight houses. The mountainous areas are beautiful and make me want to live there.

Hunzai

Mar 28, 2016 09:22am

Facinating pictures, loved it.

Anti-Authoritarian

Mar 28, 2016 10:04am

Our metropolitan cities are highly contaminated. And the beauty only resides in the northern areas of Pakistan but unfortunately they are in the vortex of terrorism and extremism. It's the high time the authorities realize that.

Mar 28, 2016 10:11am

Spectacular...Mashallah!!!

sargodhian@hotmail.com

Mar 28, 2016 05:06pm

out 53 years of my life i have lived 40 years out of pakistan, my dream to to visit my beloved pakistan and see pakistan on train.

Faiza Salman

Mar 28, 2016 07:55pm

Good effort Dawn Thanks

wasim

Mar 29, 2016 03:52am

how can we leave it as is?

Sameer S. Darwhekar