Kohala Mohali: A piece from Heaven on Earth

Kohala Mohali Water Fall near Neelum Point Azad Jammu Kashmir

Kashmir  is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. It is also called and known as the Heaven on Earth because of its natural widespread beauty. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range. Today, it denotes a larger area that includes the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir (which consists of Jammu, Kashmir Valley, and the Ladakh regions), the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan, and the Chinese-administered regions of Aksai Chinand the Trans-Karakoram Tract. (Source wikipedia)

The Water Falling from the mountains and speeding
towards the center of these three waterfalls

The  beautiful land is in reach for everyone who wants to have the glimpse of the part heaven on earth. Yes part of it as the most beautiful part of this heaven is still under the Indian Occupancy illegally and against the will of the Muslim dwellers. The Azad Jammu and Kashmir is accessible through many routes, commonly used being the Abbotabad-Kashmir Highway. A beautiful road curving around the neelum river deep down the valley and lush green mountains a topping it. The whole route has beautiful scenes everywhere and the cold water springs falling from mountains at many spots. One of the beautiful spots around this route is KOHALA MOHALI. This is the spot where 3 water falls joins together and fall into the Neelum River. One of them is quite small just like a bigger spring, other one is higher up the mountains and the water gather at the base moving swiftly.

There are Plastic chairs to sit upon the water and 
have a cooler rock massage. The beautiful feeling this massage gives is unexplainable. The Third waterfall is across the bed of water on the other side of the bridge made by NESPAK. The Picture of this waterfall is on the top. Here too you can find chairs set on the water and you can enjoy sitting on the water hanging your feet deep inside and have the soothing effect of water passing through. This water fall is like from the pictures, beautiful and serene. This picture is from the winters, it is said that in summers this waterfall is all encompassed with the lush greens which gives a view, no camera can take other than the natural one made by Allah.


 

Chicken Pakora - A Kashmiri Special Dish

It's better to take something with you to eat if you are on a tight budget as the food up there is quite expensive. Some because of the monopoly of the only dhabba lying there and other because of the transportation of the raw materials from the towns which are quite far off. Many people though still go there and eat the Kashmiri style local specialities such as Kashmiri Karahi, Tandoori Chuncha and the Chicken Pakora being on the hit list. We tried Chicken Pakora, it was quite tasty especially after long hours of fighting with the water to be on the highest point of the waterfall. People were Enjoying their sensational foods sitting on the chairs upon the moving water.
The Roti you get there is quite different from the roti we get in other parts of Punjab. Though that too is very different from the Roti we eat here in Karachi. These people don't Know how to make Chappati's. So Chappati's which we get in Karachi so easily are specialities of these areas as they hire someone from the sourtheren part of the Pakistan to do the job and thus, the chappati is quite expensive than the other roti made in hot ovens.