Pakistan has been rewarded with countless blessings, whereas Kashmir has been one of the most controversial yet beautiful places in the world. One cannot justify the beauty of this place until they experience the bliss with their own eyes, so I am going to narrate the story of my most beautiful voyage to the worldly paradise called Kashmir.
Having my excitement already at the zenith from the erstwhile tour of the Neelam valley, I decided to bless myself with the breeze of Jhelum Valley in the Azad Kashmir Pakistan this time. My story starts from Muzaffarabad where after just mere hours of travelling from the Muzaffarabad towards my destination, I took a break to taste the famous Kashmiri “Kushtaba” dish which had marinated meat balls into the rice enriching its mild spices with my taste buds. To even take a shot at describing the toothsome taste of this unique dish is injustice to it.
photo description: Qaid e Azam Shahra towards Jhelum Valley
photo description: Hadian Wala Village view from Top
felt at the moment that it was the thing I was born to witness. The waterfall producing its own symphony like Mozart shed tiny drops of water on my face. The single touch of each cold drop scorched a fire of travelling for me. It made me want to explore the whole world, watch every nook and crook like this and get laid down in these soothing and lush sceneries. I, myself, along with locals enjoyed the madness of this waterfall and thanked Allah for such a beautiful gift to the mankind. Amir Khusrou said once while visiting Kashmir Farsi Couplet, “Agar firdaus bar roo-e zameenast, Hameenast-o hameenast-o hameenast.” It means, “If there is a paradise on earth, It is this, it is this, it is this”. Even the apple I was eating, sitting on the rock while being lost in the waterfall, tasted like it has freshly come from the paradise. Locals were selling pakoras, burgers and other food items around us but I had other plans which included another stop to the Chakothi which was just few kilometers away from this serenity. But, my destination ended when few police officials did not let us advance owing to security measures.
Looking at this heaven left a mixture of euphoric and melancholic feelings in my heart. Despite, being such a grand beautiful valley with kindhearted people, it has been part of a never-ending controversy for so many decades. I hope Kashmir regains its status and shine brighter than ever before this world.