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The capital has quietly become one of Pakistan's best cities for remote work. High-speed fibre is widespread, the cafe culture in F-7 and F-10 is genuinely excellent, and the cost of a productive workday is a fraction of what you'd pay anywhere in Europe.
Within a three-hour radius of Islamabad lie some of the most dramatic landscapes in Asia — ancient salt mines, Mughal gardens, high mountain valleys, and centuries-old forts. Here's how to plan five of the best day trips without wasting a single hour.
Islamabad used to be dismissed as a city of diplomats eating at hotel buffets. That story is twenty years out of date. The capital now has a food scene that draws from Pashtun, Punjabi, and Central Asian traditions while producing restaurants that could hold their own in any cosmopolitan city.
The monsoon transforms the Margalla Hills from dusty brown to a luminous, impossible green. Hiking in the rain is not for everyone, but for those willing to accept the mud and the mist, July and August offer some of the most beautiful trail conditions of the year.