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News Desk Islamabad: A high-altitude rescue operation is underway in Pakistan's Karakoram range as teams continue searching for eight missing mountaineers after a deadly avalanche struck a group attempting to climb Broad Peak. Rescue…

News Desk Swat: A glacier incident in Swat's Mataltan Valley has left one climber missing and three others injured while they were heading towards the base camp of Chota K2, rescue officials said. According to the rescue team, seven…

News Desk Islamabad: A 40-year-old French climber was killed after being struck by an avalanche while attempting to scale Baltistan Peak in the Hoshe Valley of Ghanche district, Gilgit-Baltistan. According to police officials, the…

APP Islamabad: In a bid to spotlight Pakistan’s mountaineering heritage and boost adventure tourism, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) hosted a high-profile event in Islamabad to celebrate the 75th anniversary…

Sultan Shoaib Gilgit-Baltistan: Standing tall at 8,611 meters (28,251 feet) on the Pakistan-China border, K2, the second-highest mountain in the world, is a symbol of pride for Pakistan. Known for its sheer size, rugged terrain, and…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Pakistan Army commandos successfully rescued foreign climbers from Holland, Singapore, and Ecuador on Wednesday who fell ill due to severe weather conditions while attempting to summit K2. According to a…

News Desk Islamabad: As many as 2,200 permits are issued to foreign adventure tourists to climb peaks above 6,500 meters in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), including five 8,000ers: K2, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum-I, Gasherbrum-II and Nanga Parbat.…

News Desk Islamabad: Shehroze Kashif, a 20-year-old mountaineer from Pakistan who set a new world record by climbing K2, the second-highest mountain in the world, has now departed for Nepal with the goal of climbing all 14 peaks above…