Capping the pristine surroundings of Nathia Gali, a hill station in Hazara District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is the century-old St Matthews church. Located near Paradise Point near Nathia Gali park, it can be reached after a steep hike from the main market and was built entirely out of cedar wood during the British Raj. Upon my visit to the church, I was welcomed by a local man named Abdullah who revealed how generations of his family members have served as caretakers of the wooden structure that is one of the main tourist attractions in the area. “The weather has wreaked havoc on the church but it still stands in all its grandeur,” he said. -Photos and text by Taimur Sikander

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