They live in Northern Areas of Pakistan. Northern Areas of Pakistan, spread over 72,496 sq. km. Amidst towering snow-clad peaks with heights varying from 1,000 m to 8, 000 meters, the regions of Gilgit, Hunza and Baltistan recall Shangri-La. People say that Hunza is the model place of Japanese animation, "Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind"by Hayao Miyazaki.
One of the major attractions of Chitral are the Kalash valleys- the home of the Kafir-Kalash or "Wearers of the Black Robes", a primitive pagan tribe. Their ancestry is enveloped in mystery and is the subject of controversy. A legend says that five soldiers of the legions of Alexander of Macedonia settled in Chitral and are the progenitors of the Kafir-Kalash.