Abdul Jabbar Bhatti on Sunday became fourth Pakistani to scale the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest. Previously Nazir Sabir, Hasan Sadpara and Samina Baig have conquered the world’s highest mountain before him.
An accomplished mountaineer Bhatti has be decorated with President’s Pride of Performance award and the Tamgha-i-Basalat (Medal of Good Conduct) by the government.
He has successfully climbed Broad Peak (8,051 metres high) in 1985; Gasherbrum 2 (8,035m) in 1986 and Spantik Peak (7,027m) in 2012.
Another Pakistani mountaineer, Saad Mehmood, is also attempting to scale the 8,848-metre high peak.
