Travelers crossing Lowari pass on foot

 CHITRAL: 20 March 08: Due to the long arduous risky and expensive journey through Afghanistan, majority of travelers between Chitral and Peshawar have started using the Lowari route by crossing the 10500 ft pass on foot. Amongst those who reached Chitral in this manner include the District Nazim, besides others. Every day scores of travelers are arriving in Chitral to narrate their adventurous journey. Work on snow clearing from the Lowari pass is underway and the pass is expected to open for vehicular traffic within the next two weeks.  (CN report).