Karakoram Highway, symbol of China-Pakistan friendship

The Karakoram Highway, more popularly known as the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway. In the distance, the Karakorum Mountain range near Tashkurgan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 27, 2017. The highway is been described as the 8th Wonder of the World. [Photo: VCG]

A truck on the Karakoram Highway, more popularly known as the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, heading towards the Karakorum Mountain range near Tashkurgan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 27, 2017. The 1,224-kilometer long Karakoram highway stretches from the city of Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, over the world's highest mountain pass, crossing the border to Hasan Abdal in Pakistan's Punjab province. [Photo: VCG]

Trucks using the Karakoram Highway, more popularly known as the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, with the backdrop of the Karakorum Mountain range near Tashkurgan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 28, 2017. The 1,224-kilometer long Karakoram highway stretches from the city of Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, over the world's highest mountain pass, crossing the border to Hasan Abdal in Pakistan's Punjab province. [Photo: VCG]

A linesman working alongside the Karakoram Highway, more popularly known as the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, with the Karakorum Mountain range near Tashkurgan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the background, June 27, 2017. Built jointly by the governments of Pakistan and China, the Karakoram Highway is one of the world's highest tarmacked roads. Its construction cost the lives of more than 800 workers, including over 100 from China. [Photo: VCG]

A woman collecting water from the Karakul Lake, with the Karakorum mountain range in the distance. One of the sights made accessible by the Karakoram Highway, more popularly known as the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, near Tashkurgan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 28, 2017. Built jointly by the governments of Pakistan and China, the Karakoram Highway is one of the world's highest tarmacked roads. Its construction cost the lives of more than 800 workers, including over 100 from China. [Photo: VCG]

A woman herding her two goats near the Karakoram Highway, more popularly known as the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, near Tashkurgan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with the Karakorum Mountain range in the distance, June 27, 2017. Built jointly by the governments of Pakistan and China, the Karakoram Highway is one of the world's highest tarmacked roads. Its construction cost the lives of more than 800 workers, including over 100 from China. [Photo: VCG]

Taking in the spectacular view of the Karakorum Mountain range, near a section of the Karakoram Highway, more popularly known as the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, near Tashkurgan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 28, 2017. The highway's spectacular mountains, glaciers and stunningly beautiful lakes, have made it a popular tourist destination, all made possible by the highway. [Photo: VCG]

Three Chinese tourists visit a lake, with the Karakorum Mountain range in the background. Many tourists now use the Karakoram Highway, more popularly known as the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, near Tashkurgan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, to access the area. June 27, 2017. The highway's spectacular mountains, glaciers and stunningly beautiful lakes, have made it a popular tourist destination, all made possible by the highway. [Photo: VCG]