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Visual storyteller Jimmy Nelson visits Pakistan

The Hague , Apr 09 (APP): Jimmy Nelson, a world-renowned visual storyteller based in Amsterdam had visited the Northern areas of Pakistan including the Kailash valley in Chitral and Baltoro glacier – one of the largest glaciers outside the Polar regions and near the world’s second highest mountain K2. The Embassy of Pakistan, the Netherlands… Continue reading Visual storyteller Jimmy Nelson visits Pakistan

K2 – clean your waste or face $4000 fine

Sidra Bukhari ISLAMABAD, Oct 21 (APP):After polluting the earth surface environment, the human beings are now polluting the hilltops with dozens of climbers of K2, the second highest peak of the world, leave behind their waste after scaling the top. It is worrisome that if the climbers who go up to the vertical limits taking… Continue reading K2 – clean your waste or face $4000 fine

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Congratulations pour in as first Pakistani women mountaineers scale K2

QUETTA, Jul 24 (APP):Parliamentary Secretary Science and Technology, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Rubaba Khan Buledi and Balochistan Awami Party central leader Mir Ataullah Khan Buledi have paid tribute to the two Pakistani women Samina Baig and Naila Kiani for scaling world’s second highest mountain K2. Samina Baig and Naila Kiani have become the first… Continue reading Congratulations pour in as first Pakistani women mountaineers scale K2

PM hails Samina Baig on becoming first Pakistani woman to summit K2

ISLAMABAD, Jul 22 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday lauded mountaineer Samina Baig on scaling the world’s second highest peak K2. “Congratulations to Samina Baig, the first Pakistani woman mountaineer to scale the world’s second highest peak ‘K2’ and her family for their achievement,” he said in a tweet. دنیا کی دوسری بلند ترین… Continue reading PM hails Samina Baig on becoming first Pakistani woman to summit K2

Lebanese-Saudi fitness expert attempting K2 with foreign expedition outfit

ISLAMABAD, Jul 06 (APP):Nelly Attar, a Lebanese-Saudi fitness expert has embarked on the journey to attempt K2 (8,610-metre), the world’s second highest peak, Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) said on Wednesday. “She has reached at the camp-I and hopefully will be moving to the camp-II tomorrow [Thursday],” Karrar Haidri, secretary ACP told APP. Nelly started… Continue reading Lebanese-Saudi fitness expert attempting K2 with foreign expedition outfit

President condoles over death of Ali Sadpara, two other climbers

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 (APP):President Dr Arif Alvi Thursday expressed condolence over death of Ali Sadpara and other two climbers, who were declared dead, after they went missing on February 5, during their winter K2 expedition. The president prayed for peace of the departed soul of a “courageous” son of the soil who “battled nature with… Continue reading President condoles over death of Ali Sadpara, two other climbers

Sophisticated satellite technology being used to search K2 for missing climbers

ISLAMABAD, Feb 11 (APP): Families of three missing climbers from Iceland, Chile, and Pakistan Wednesday vowed to carry on with a rescue mission despite a halt due to bad weather, with the help of sophisticated satellite data, to search every inch of the “savage mountain – K2.” “For the first time ever, this team is… Continue reading Sophisticated satellite technology being used to search K2 for missing climbers

Foreign climbers decide to end K2 Winter Expeditions

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 09 (APP): The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) on Tuesday said that all foreign climbers have decided to end the K2 Winter Expeditions. According to ACP secretary Karar Haideri all foreign climbers at the K2 base camp have decided to end the K2 Winter Expeditions 2020/21 considering the harsh weather conditions.

FM assures Chilean counterpart of Pakistan’s all possible efforts to trace missing mountaineers

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday held telephonic conversation with his Chilean counterpart Andrés Allamand regarding the missing Chilean mountaineer Juan Pablo Mohr who was on the K-2 winter expedition. The Foreign Minister expressed his deep concern over the missing team of mountaineers and apprised the Chilean Foreign Minister of… Continue reading FM assures Chilean counterpart of Pakistan’s all possible efforts to trace missing mountaineers

Sadpara – A ‘gem’ lost in K2 snow

Report by Shumaila Andleeb ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): The search operation for missing Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara and his team members Jon Snorri of Iceland and Juan Pablo Mohr of Chile could not be resumed on Tuesday as the nation prayed for the safe return of climbers. The messages of hopes and prayers continue to… Continue reading Sadpara – A ‘gem’ lost in K2 snow

Entire nation praying for safe return of Sadpara, other climbers: Shibli

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 08 (APP): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz said on Monday that the entire nation was praying for the safe return of its hero Muhammad Ali Sadpara and other foreign mountaineers. In a tweet, he said that efforts were underway to trace the missing climbers. He prayed for early return of… Continue reading Entire nation praying for safe return of Sadpara, other climbers: Shibli

President prays for safety of missing Ali Sadpara, other climbers

ISLAMABAD, Feb 06 (APP):President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday prayed for the safety of renowned mountaineer Ali Sadpara and his co-climbers who went missing during their expedition to summit K 2. “I hope Ali Sadpara and his co-climbers are alive and fine,” the president remarked on Twitter calling them “very brave mountaineers.” Ali Sadpara along… Continue reading President prays for safety of missing Ali Sadpara, other climbers

K2 summit, a new dawn of winter tourism in GB: Gandapur

ISLAMABAD, Jan 17 (APP):Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Ali Amin Khan Gandapur Sunday said the successful summit of the world’s second highest mountain K2 by the Nepali climbers would boost winter tourism in GB. “It will be a new dawn of winter tourism in the region,” the minister said in a statement while… Continue reading K2 summit, a new dawn of winter tourism in GB: Gandapur

Nepalese climbers make first winter climb of K2

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ISLAMABAD, Jan 16 (APP): A 10-member strong Nepalese climbing outfit wrote history when they completed the first winter ascent of K2 on Saturday. “The climbers made it to the top of the world’s second-highest peak at around 5:00 pm,” Karrar Haidri, secretary Alpine Club of Pakistan told APP. Until today, the 8,611m peak was the… Continue reading Nepalese climbers make first winter climb of K2

Sadpara of Pakistan joins French mountaineer for “Beyond Mount Everest Expedition”

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ISLAMABAD, June 4 (APP): The veteran French mountaineer Marc Batard, 66 years, has enlisted Muhammad Ali Sadpara, the famous Pakistani mountaineer along with Pasang Nuru Sherpa of Nepal to undertake a five-year mountaineering program, “Beyond Mount Everest”. Under the project, the trio plan to scale Nanga Parbat in 2019 and K2 in 2021, while Mount… Continue reading Sadpara of Pakistan joins French mountaineer for “Beyond Mount Everest Expedition”

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