Live road status · Northern Pakistan
Naran town is reachable and receiving snowfall tourists; the road beyond Bassal towards Babusar is closed by police.
Naran town is reachable and receiving snowfall tourists; the road beyond Bassal towards Babusar is closed by police.
Naran is the busy hub of the Kaghan Valley — the jumping-off point for Lake Saiful Muluk, Lalazar and the Babusar road. In November the crowds are gone, the first snow has arrived, and the valley splits in two: Naran itself open for snowfall trips, everything above Bassal closed until summer.
Yes — Naran town is reachable by road and is receiving tourists coming for the early snowfall (District police / The News, 12 November 2026). The closure in the valley is further up, beyond Bassal towards Babusar Top.
No. District police closed the road beyond Bassal on 11 November 2026 after heavy snowfall made the climb to Babusar Top dangerous. The pass is expected to stay closed for the winter season.
The road to Naran usually stays open longer than the Babusar section, but heavy snow spells can close it temporarily, and most hotels shut for the deep winter. Check the status here on the day you travel.
Zong works best in Naran, with good Telenor and Jazz cover in town. SCOM is a Gilgit-Baltistan and AJK network and is only patchy here in the Kaghan Valley (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), so do not rely on it.
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Launch data — statuses from public reports & officials, 12 Nov 2026. Report changes on WhatsApp.
Statuses are reports, not guarantees — check locally before a high pass in bad weather.