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    Pakistan ends all winter expedition campaign on K2 after three climbers go missing

    10 Feb 2021

    The head of the Pakistan Alpine Club said about two dozen climbers from various countries, who were trying to scale K2, were heading back to their base camps after the immediate suspension of winter expeditions.

    VIDEO: Three climbers missing on Pakistan's K2 mountain declared dead

    18 Feb 2021

    The announcement brings closure to a dramatic tragedy on one of the most dangerous mountains to climb in the world. K2 had never been scaled in winter until only last month, when a Nepalese team reached the peak. Sadpara's son, Sajid told reporters that he was grateful authorities had done their best to try to find the group.

    Pakistan's renowned mountaineer Sadpara, two others go missing while attempting to summit K2

    06 Feb 2021

    “It’s already been more than 30 hours, we have received no news of John Snorri, Ali Sadpara, and Juan Pablo Mohr, since none of the GPS trackers seem to be working,” Chhang Dawa Sherpa, their expedition manager, said in a statement. An army helicopter has conducted a search flight for the missing climbers, Sherpa said.

    Search for three missing climbers on K2 in Pakistan to continue on Monday: Officials

    07 Feb 2021

    A military statement elaborating the day search and rescue operation said despite "extremely challenging conditions," the army helicopters searched Abruzzi Spur and other routes but no trace of the missing climbers so far.

    Gilgit-Baltistan announces Rs3m for deceased mountaineer Sadpara’s family

    24 Feb 2021

    The GB cabinet held a special meeting chaired by Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan to pay tribute to Sadpara. The cabinet also approved establishment of Mohammad Ali Sadpara Institute of Adventure Sports Mountaineering and Rock Climbing in recognition of his services.

    Move to promote Pakistan tourism sector: Bukhari

    06 Apr 2021

    To expand the tourism sector and attract more tourists from around the world the government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken a number of steps to facilitate all those who desire to explore Pakistan hidden treasures across the country.

    Three climbers from Australia, Britain and Canada feared dead on Pakistani peaks

    28 Jul 2022

    A senior official told AFP that Canadian Richard Cartier and Australian Matthew Eakin were missing on K2, while Briton Gordon Henderson was lost climbing Broad Peak. "We cannot declare them dead until the bodies are found."

    Record number of international climbers to summit peaks in Pakistan

    27 Jun 2022

    The Gilgit-Baltistan tourism department has already issued 700 permits to international climbers, and as many were expected to be issued this summer, an official told Dawn.

    Hundreds of Everest climbers begin to return from summit

    19 May 2022

    A Nepali Sherpa broke her own record reaching the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit for the 10th time - the most times any woman has climbed Mount Everest.

    Sirbaz becomes first Pakistani to scale 10 of world’s 14 highest peaks

    08 May 2022

    Sirbaz, 32, hails from the Aliabad area of Hunza in Gilgit-Baltistan and began his climbing career in 2016. Sirbaz is aiming to become the first Pakistani to climb all 14 of the world`s highest peaks.

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