Army Dog Center in Mansehra

Mansehra is the gateway to the Kaghan valley, set on the Karakoram Highway in Hazara with Balakot, Oghi, Shinkiari and Battagram close by. The Ashoka rock edicts stand near the town, and the district rises quickly from valley floor to high pine forest.

Situations we are asked about in Mansehra

• A tourist or trekker who left a hotel for Kaghan or Naran and has not reported back.
• Shop theft in the main bazaar after closing time.
• Vehicles taken from the Karakoram Highway or from hill parking.
• A person missing on a forest path after rain.

Summer brings large numbers of visitors up the valley, and the town and roads become crowded. In the same season, sudden rain and landslides can close roads for hours. Steep slopes and forests make search on foot difficult, but scent still marks where a person walked, and a dog can follow it where nobody can see a path. Please protect the exact place from rain with a clean sheet if possible.

When you call, tell us the hotel, village or road, how many are missing, and what they wore or carried. Keep everyone off the path while you wait. Report serious crimes to the police on 15, then call Army Dog Center on 0300-5780720, any hour.

If the missing person is a visitor, give the hotel or guest house name, who they were travelling with, and whether they planned to reach Kaghan, Naran or Balakot. Write down the registration of any vehicle, and keep the room closed so that their belongings are not disturbed before help is arranged.