I flew to Skardu in northern Pakistan on a scenic ATR-42-500 flight operated by PIA, featuring breathtaking views of the Karakoram and Hindu Kush ranges, including Nanga Parbat (8,125m), Rakaposhi (7, ...

The festival also unfolded amid renewed tensions between Pakistan and India. On April 22, a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir killed 26 people, all but one of them Hindu tourists.

That quake also had its epicentre in the Hindu Kush region at a depth of 230 kilometres, with coordinates recorded at latitude 36.63 N and longitude 71.13 E, Geo News reported.