Officials Tuesday claimed “important headway” has been made in the investigation into the killings of foreign mountaineers in the northern areas of the country. Suspected militants, wearing uniform of security forces, stormed the base camp of Nanga Parbat in Diamir District of Gilgit-Baltistan late Saturday and killed the foreign tourists and their one guide. […]
Pakistan Army has set up a special surveillance cell at the base of Nanga Parbat to ensure protection of tourists and apprehend culprits involved in yesterday’s incident, officials said Monday. The Interior Secretary said that three helicopters are engaged for surveillance of the base camp in the area. He said 43 foreign and local tourists […]
Chief Minister Gilgit–Baltistan Mehdi Shah on Sunday praised the performance of Chief Secretary G-B and regional police chief hours after Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan suspended them for failing to provide security to the foreign tourists in Nanga Parbat. “Removing both the officials before launching an inquiry in to the tourists’ incident […]
Post mortem of bodies of foreign tourists killed in a terrorist attack in Diamir District near Chilas says all the tourists were killed due to firing instantly. The spokesman of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences‚ Islamabad said bodies of the tourists will be handed over to the concerned diplomatic missions on their contact. […]
In the third part of the four-part series, we will briefly discuss the beauty of Nanga Parbat Base Camp, Taxila and Makran Coast. Nanga Parbat Base Camp (Fairy Meadows) Nanga Parbat Base Camp is a one day walk from fairy meadows and you follow the narrow path along the Raikot glacier and after […]
Aug 19 2012 | Posted in
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The withering Juniper Forests of Ziarat The Juniper forests of Balochistan are an ecological and cultural treasure of the country. These rare and centuries old forests are located in Ziarat and Zargoon areas of Balochistan. Junipers are one of the slowest growing trees in the world and are therefore often called “living fossils” Although […]
Mar 14 2012 | Posted in
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Three climbers go missing on Gasherbrum-1 as Search and Rescue operations continue with the help of Pak Army Three climbers from the international team have gone missing on the Gasherbum-1, the third highest mountain in Pakistan, surging to a colossal 8,068 meters. Gerfried Goschl, the legendary Austrian mountaineer who was leading the team […]
Mar 13 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan-explorer.com: A ray of hope in the clogged-up tourism culture in the country Launched with a distinct vision of promoting the tourism culture in the country, www.pakistan-explorer.com is no less than a breath of fresh air, striving to do justice with the huge bounty of natural wonders and resources the country possess. Tourism in […]
Mar 12 2012 | Posted in
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Rampant deforestation threatening ecology near Nanga Parbat, Fairmeadows The region which extends from Karakorum Highway all the way to the scenic resort of Fiarymeadows near Nanga Parbat, is owned and controlled by the local inhabitants of the region and government has less control over the area and is seemingly nonexistent. The road which […]
Nov 30 2011 | Posted in
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Two Slovenian female climbers reach 7590 meters on the deadly Nanga Parbat Attempting the “Killer Mountain” in the dangerous Alpine Style is a thought that can easily give goose bumps to many of the accomplished climbers around the world, but it was hardly a turn off for the ambitious Slovenians Irena Mrak and Mojca […]
Nov 15 2011 | Posted in
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Foreign tour operators hail Pakistan as one of the safest tourist destination in the world The tourism industry of Pakistan is probably the most severely hit entity in the war on Terror, which has practically jeopardized the ambitious plans of local tour operators and porters who have been mercilessly ignored by the government since […]
Oct 31 2011 | Posted in
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