Khewra Salt Mines is a salt mine located in Khewra, Jhelum District, Punjab in Pakistan, about 160 kilometres from Islamabad and 260 kilometres from Lahore. It attracts up to 40,000 visitors per year and is the second largest salt mine in the world. Situated in the foothills of the Salt Range, the Khewra Salt Mines are the oldest in the South Asia.
A physically paralyzed girl lies half-buried in sand at the banks of river Indus. Local mythology suggests burying paralyzed children in sand and exposing them to solar eclipse helps overcome paralysis. PPI photo
Solar eclipse is seen in the backdrop of the Yar Hussain refugee camp for residents of Swat. Reuters photo
Chief Traffic Officer Akhtar Abbas presents flowers to commuters on the occasion of the first anniversary of City Traffic Police in Rawalpindi. APP photo