Just a quick follow up on the last post - I came through Pakistan in Nov/Dec this year. Certainly agree with the sense that the security escort is political as much as anything else - i.e. a combination of ar$e covering and justifying their existence. This might sound naive, but that was the feeling I got based on speaking to both them and locals.
Rode down the KKH from Kunjareb and never once felt unsafe; just sad that whilst it's an incredible place to visit it's also difficult to explore fully because the police insist on following you everywhere and, in one case, from even speaking to locals.
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