One's destination is never a place but a new way of seeing things.

Few days back i was going to peshawar with my family. We used to go through mardan peshawar motorway because its more convenient in comparision to highway. Secondly it took just 35 minutes to reach Peshawar while highway took atleaste55 minutes to reach, so obviously saving 20 minutes. On both side of the road one can view beautiful natural rural views with mud houses and fields. People living on both side of the road are mostly farmers, their only livelihood is based on agriculture. River Kabul and river Jhandi flows in the area. Motorway has been constructed on a beautiful location. But what we see over there now adays is extremely sad. The current flood in Pakistan and Khyber Pukhtunkwa has destroyed lot of homes and snatches their only livlihood that was agriculture and cattle rearing. Now adays motorway presenting a total changed scenario. All the villages around the area have been drowned in the flood water. People have been shifted to the road to take shelters in the tent...

A new road to Murree have been constructed , that is bit more smooth and comfortable. Its a motorway that would lead you straight to the Murree from where one can have further drive to Nathiagali, Bhourbon, patriata and other all galliat., scattered in the mountains.  A new motorway is under construction towards Muzzafarabad Azad Kashmir. That can provide certain more comfortable drive to the tourists that do want to visit the beautiful vallies of Kashmir and also to the residents of Muzafarabad. There is very gloomy side of these beautiful mountains. Some of them are near to decay coz of cutting trees. It looks very unpleasant.Govt of Pakistan have taken some steps to preserve the natural beauty of the Murree hills. But when there comes business then all other aspects of life are being ignored. What is Natural beauty......No one cares for that.....Why not one should make hotels without any proper planning and why not to make rush on such beautiful hills.....

Partriata is a hill station in Northern Punjab , situated about 25km from Murree, Pakistan. Its also known as New Murree.   Story behind the word " PATRIATA" : According to the locals there was an English tourist who came to see the natural beauties of this area, but he didn't knew the name of the place. In a way he met an old lady carrying a sack of flour on her head. He asked her what is the name of this place. An old lady was tired with the burden of sack, she ask him to help her by saying " PUTAR ATTA". ( "PUTAR" is a panjabi word which mean a son and "ATTA" is an urdu word which mean flour" The man smile and said thank you. He took the name of the area as "PUTERATTA" Later on it becomes "PATRIATA". Patriata now becomes one of the famous summer destination in Pakistan. It is famous not only for its natural scenery but basically it is famous for its chairlift and cable car system. For the first time...

Patriata's main tourist attraction is chairlift and cable car system. The climate is bit pleasant in summers. Here chairlifts and cable cars are used for the transportation to the highest point. Total ride is about 7km long. It is completed in two steps. In first step you would get chairlift ride and in second step would be cable car ride.I was a bright sunny day when i visited Patriata. The bountiful beauties of nature were giving a very pleasant feelings. On ground level, between foothills, one can get return ticket for chairlift plus cable car, which nowadays is Rs.260/. Chairlift ride takes the visitors to the mid of the hill, where they are transferred to the cable cars, which took them to the patriata hill top. During the ride one can get some of most magnificent and memorable natural views. Some of the most breath taking scenes can be viewed. There is a densely forested area. Monkeys and leopards are supposed to be there but unfortunately i have seen non of them...