To Index 19. Sleeping As previously mentioned the only area where it is unsafe to sleep out is the Pakistan district called Kohistan. In North Pakistan, other than this area it is safe to sleep anywhere, and most locals are extraordinarily hospitable and will welcome you into their house if you need a place to crash for the night and don't have a sleeping bag, or if it's raining. If you have difficulty locating a hotel go directly to ANY main bus terminus and you will find that there are beds for rent overnight, within small rooms that line the walls of the compound that houses the busses. These are ground floor rooms and very rudimentary, often with only four beds, a coal burning stove, and a plastic bucket.
Boiling water is always available for tea or cooking.
We found that local people will make great efforts to find an English speaking comrade to tell you why you can't stay there.