h2hf Buddhist Sites in Pakistan

giri fort

Giri fort and Buddhist temple are nestled in the reverse face of the Margalla hills just across from Ban Faqiran Stupa in...

Shigar skardu

Shigar is the last town before we enter the valley that leads to 8000 m peaks of Pakistan. History of Shigar Shigar...

rawat fort

How am I going to link Mankiala Buddhist Stupa & Rawat Fort, two towering monuments of Northern Pakistan’s ancient history, in 600...

Ban Faqiran Stupa islamaabad

Buddhism’s Pilgrimage site from late Gandhara Times, Ban Faqiran Stupa ruins on the Margalla Hills close to Shah Allah Ditta, is Islamabad’s...

shah allah ditta CAVES

  Shah Allah Ditta is a several centuries old village on the Khanpur end of Margalla hills, right after sector D-12. This ancient...

takht bahi mardan

Takht Bahi Buddhist temple at Mardan, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan is the ultimate tribute to the strong Buddhist presence in Northern Pakistan up...

Mohra Murado

What struck me about Mohra Murado was its tranquility. I could still hear the rustling of leaves and the stream close by....

chilas rock carvings

Chilas Rock Carvings are symbols left by ancient Buddhist worshipers at this important River crossing. This city is a transit town in...