The crystal clear Shyok River creates a mirror image of sunrise on Karakoram peaks beyond the Khapalu valley near Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, Asia

The crystal clear Shyok River creates a mirror image in the Khapalu valley near Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, Asia

The crystal clear Shyok River in the Khapalu valley near Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, Asia

The crystal clear Shyok River creates a mirror image in the Khapalu valley near Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, Asia

The Indus River seen from the Karakoram highway, Gilgit, Pakistan, Asia

Hushe village beside a meandering river, Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan, Asia

Gupis village on the banks of Khalti Lake which is part of the Gilgit River, seen here from the Shandur-Gilgit road, Ghizer District, in north Pakistan, Asia