Islamabad - Post Report Question and Answers
What have been the highlights of your time in this country? Best trips or experiences?
Visiting the huge fortress of Bahawalpur. An amazing experience with camel riding . - Oct 2023
The friends, the friends, the friends. I never thought I’d consider doing repeat Pakistan tours but I am compelled to try to get back to visit, at least. I wouldn’t serve there again unless the security seemed to be more in line with the rest of the diplomatic community and allowed officers, in my opinion, a more reasonable amount of freedom to travel around Islamabad and the rest of the country. In my opinion, our diplomatic efforts suffer enormously under the current restrictions. - Jun 2022
My portfolio was very rewarding. More junior officers have the opportunity to get great experience and responsibility in Islamabad. I also loved the expat community. Non U.S. mission people can also do easy road and weekend trips. - Sep 2016
Visiting the Northern Areas (Gilgit-Baltistan) via the Karakoram Highway all the way to the Chinese border, near the Himalayas - this is a definite must-do when in Pakistan. Lahore was also interesting. - Sep 2015
Paying off my student loans. Decent food. Lots of travel. - Aug 2015
shopping - Aug 2015
We've made some good friends here - with such limited movement, you really have to depend on each other for entertainment. - Apr 2014
Compared to other postings, particularly for development professionals, Islamabad is a relatively good city to live in. There are opportunities for shopping, socializing, and decent, inexpensive restaurants. - Feb 2014
Great hiking and shopping, custom-made everything, 5 hours direct flight to Bangkok. - Dec 2013
The people and lifetime friends. Seeing Everest from the cockpit of a 737. The amazing house parties. Going to a wedding in Karachi done jingle-bus style. - Mar 2012
My R&R's out of Pakistan were the highlights. Domestically, my trip up to the mountains near Skardu and hiking in Nathia Gali were awesome. There is also some good camaraderie here is Islamabad, as we are all stuck here together. - Aug 2011
I was able to travel throughout the country and see all the major cities and sites. There are many temples and religious sites to see. - May 2011
