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GB govt announces establishment of training centre to honour Ali Sadpara

Gilgit Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan on Tuesday announced that Rs3 million will be paid to the widow of mountaineer Mohammad Ali Sadpara, who was last week declared dead after he went missing on…

February 23, 2021
Published in Gilgit Baltistan

Pakistani climber Ali Sadpara and his son Sajid Sadpara

Pakistani climber Ali Sadpara declared dead by his son

The family of Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara Thursday declared him and two other missing foreign climbers dead.

February 18, 2021
Published in Gilgit Baltistan

Last location of Sadpara and team traced through satellite

The last location of three climbers, including Pakistan’s Muhammad Ali Sadpara, who went missing while attempting to summit the world’s second-highest mountain K2 has been traced through satellite images,

February 12, 2021
Published in Gilgit Baltistan

Families of Ali Sadpara, 2 other mountaineers missing on K2 say they will continue search

The families of the three climbers — John Snorri, Ali Sadpara and Juan Pablo Mohr — that went missing last week on K2 are holding on to hope and have expressed the resolve to continue…

February 10, 2021
Published in Gilgit Baltistan

My Father Ali Sadpara is a Survivor: Sajid Sadpara

The last time I saw my father was on February 5.

February 9, 2021
Published in Gilgit Baltistan

Muhammad Ali Sadpara is our National Hero: DG ISPR

Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar said on Monday Muhammad Ali Sadpara, who went missing while attempting a K2 winter summit along with two foreign climbers, is “our national…

February 8, 2021
Published in Gilgit Baltistan

Search and Rescue Operation for Muhammad Ali Sadpara and Mountaineers Enters in Third Day

Pakistan Army’s search for Pakistani mountaineer Muhammad Ali Sadpara, Iceland’s John Snorri and Chile’s Juan Pablo Mohr entered the third day with helicopters hoping for a miracle to find the missing men alive.

February 8, 2021
Published in Gilgit Baltistan

Chances of missing Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara's survival 'next to none', says son Sajid

Sajid Ali Sadpara, the son of missing Pakistani mountaineer Muhammad Ali Sadpara, has said that the chances that his father is alive "are next to none".

February 7, 2021
Published in Gilgit Baltistan

Another search launched to locate missing climbers by Pakistan Army

A land and air search was launched Sunday morning to locate Pakistan’s Muhammad Ali Sadpara and two foreign climbers who went missing while attempting to summit the world’s second-highest mountain, K2.

February 7, 2021
Published in Gilgit Baltistan

History making K2 team make it back safely to base camp

The triumphant team of Nepali climbers who made history when they became the first to summit Pakistan's K2 in winter arrived safely back at base camp on Sunday, officials said.

January 18, 2021
Published in Gilgit Baltistan

Uplift package for GB on the cards: Asad Umar

Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Asad Umar on Thursday said that a joint team of Gilgit Baltistan and the federal government will soon finalise the historic development package for GB.