Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro (Mound of the Dead Men) is one of the world's earliest great cities and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, built around 2500 BCE by the Indus Valley Civilisation. Located near Larkana in Sindh, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation with an estimated 40,000β50,000 inhabitants at its peak. The city demonstrates remarkably advanced urban planning with a grid street layout, underground drainage system, multi-storey houses, a Great Bath, and a granary β all built 4,500 years ago. It was abandoned around 1700 BCE and rediscovered only in 1922.
Ziarat, Balochistan
Ziarat is a small hill resort in Balochistan at 2,449 metres, famous for having the world's second largest juniper forest β some trees are estimated to be 5,000 years old. The valley experiences heavy snowfall in winter and mild summers (15β20Β°C) making it a rare cool destination in otherwise hot Balochistan. The Ziarat Residency β a Quetta-stone bungalow where Pakistan's founder Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah spent his final days in 1948 β is a national monument. The juniper-covered mountains, fresh spring water, and serene atmosphere make Ziarat a hidden gem.