ISLAMABAD: There is a price for glory and four more climbers have paid for it. The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) yesterday declared four Spanish mountaineers missing in Gasherbrum I (G1) after capturing the summit.
Col Manzoor Hussain, the president of the ACP, said that the three climbers who summated the 8,080 metres high peak in the Karakorum Range went missing on descent on Sunday. “The fourth climber, who also went up but did not summit for reasons not yet known, is also missing,” said Col Manzoor.
“It’s not humanly possible to survive at that altitude where winds are as strong as storm. Sub-zero temperatures add to complications and one becomes unaware of time passing,” said Col Manzoor, who got stranded on the 6,610-metre high Payu Peak in the Karakorum Range back in 1976. He said the Army Aviation had been requested to launch a search operation early yesterday.
Dobbins to meet officials
Islamabad: The US Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan James Dobbins is to arrive tomorrow in Islamabad for a two-day official visit.
The Pakistani official radio said that the US official will hold talks with the Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on regional situation and issues of common concern.
Biggest whale on display
ISLAMABAD: The biggest fish of the world has been displayed at the Pakistan Museum of Natural History in Islamabad yesterday.
The event provoked a big celebration, with cultured people applauding, led by Unesco’s deputy chief Dr Qian Tang.
“The specimen belongs to the world. For me, this is very special,” an excited Prof Manzoor H Soomro, Chairman of Pakistan Science Foundation, said presenting the catch to the distinguished gathering.
“Not even the best natural history museum in the world has a wholly preserved whale shark specimen,” he added.
Pakistan food exports rise
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s food exports increased by 11.35 percent to $4.7bn in FY13 as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year. The overall food exports during July-June 2012-13 were recorded at $4.732bn against $4.249bn in July-June 2011-12, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Agencies
