The route presen­ts the quicke­st road means to travel to Gilgit-Baltis­tan from Islama­badBALAKOT: After eight long months, the Shahrah-e-Kaghan up to Babusar Top has reopened for traffic. The route presents the quickest road means to travel to Gilgit-Baltistan from Islamabad. The road had been closed for traffic after a heavy winter snowfall. Officials of the National Highway Authority (NHA) worked over the past two months to clear several kilometres of the road and reopen it. Babusar Top is located at a height of 13,691 feet and thousands of tourists either travel to it or through it every year.

Source: The Express Tribune June 15, 2019 05:26 UTC