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FOREIGN CLIMBERS IN PAKISTAN
Pakistan will not restrict mountaineering expeditions despite the recent deaths of climbersDespite recent climber deaths, Pakistan hasn't issued mountaineering restrictions, according to an official, emphasizing climbers' awarenes...
Nepal plane crash: 18 dead as aircraft with 19 on board crashes at Kathmandu airport during takeoffThe aircraft belonging to a private airline company crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 24 morni...
How did a poor sherpa climb Mt Everest 29 times? Know his struggles, and achievements in detailSherpa Kami Rita has scaled Mt Everest for the 29th time since 1994. He has broken his record. The government of Nepal facilitated the requ...
Nepal blames pilot error for January crash that killed 72The Yeti Airlines service was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara, a gateway for religious pilgrims and trekkers, when it crashed on descent. ...
When wealthy adventurers take huge risks, who should foot the bill for rescue attempts?The recent search for a submersible vehicle that was lost during its mission to explore the wreckage of the Titanic has once again raised t...
Hopes of survivors in Nepal plane crash 'nil'Nepal, which has a poor record on air safety, observed a day of mourning on Monday. Fifteen foreigners were on board the plane including fi...
Hopes of survivors in Nepal plane crash 'nil'The Yeti Airlines ATR 72 plummeted into the steep gorge, smashed into pieces and burst into flames as it approached the central city of Pok...
- Nawaz Sharif for creating new anti-terror force in Pakistani Punjab
Sharif today lifted a ban on recruitment in all law enforcement agencies and ordered the creation of a new counter-terrorism force in Punja...
- Pakistani Taliban claim killing of foreign climbers
Ehsanullah Ehsan claimed responsibility on behalf of "one of our factions, Junood ul-Hifa," to avenge the May killing of the Pakistani Tali...
Why India lost out to Nepal, Pakistan, China in mountain adventureLack of 8,000-m-plus peaks and red tape are some of the reasons why mountaineers are giving India the go-by. But plans are afoot to make In...