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Page 79
... Indus only to be told by a nervous captain that a special road permit must also be obtained from the Northern Frontier Force Headquarters back in Islamabad ; the next day , after a night's drive , we were informed at the headquarters ...
... Indus only to be told by a nervous captain that a special road permit must also be obtained from the Northern Frontier Force Headquarters back in Islamabad ; the next day , after a night's drive , we were informed at the headquarters ...
Page 80
... Indus lies the home of the Chilas tribe . The previous year I had seen many tribesmen in the Chilas bazaar and in ... Indus Kohistan , homeland of the Chilas tribe . After crossing the Indus on a massive bridge and gaining high Chough ...
... Indus lies the home of the Chilas tribe . The previous year I had seen many tribesmen in the Chilas bazaar and in ... Indus Kohistan , homeland of the Chilas tribe . After crossing the Indus on a massive bridge and gaining high Chough ...
Page 137
... Indus generally known as Afghan urial , a different subspecies from the Ladak urial I had seen in the Karakoram . However , in many areas the Afghan urial has been so ... Indus Plain between the Jhelum and Indus MOUNTAINS IN THE DESERT 137.
... Indus generally known as Afghan urial , a different subspecies from the Ladak urial I had seen in the Karakoram . However , in many areas the Afghan urial has been so ... Indus Plain between the Jhelum and Indus MOUNTAINS IN THE DESERT 137.
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