Ilys drove 9km from Naran in half an hour up 770m to Lake Saiful Maluk (3200m). The overcast skies slowly parted to reveal this beautiful lake, set in alpine surroundings. The water reflects the surrounding peak of Malika Parbat (5290m). Lake Saiful Maluk (3200m) is the most popular lake in Pakistan ... for middle-class Pakistanis that is. They arrived in jeeps, small buses, and on foot, swarming the lake, and vastly outnumbering the one and only foreigner.