The two (Mallory Geis and Nwang Thendu Sherpa) were among 10 climbers swept away by an avalanche that struck the 8,051-metre peak — the world’s 12th highest — in Pakistan’s Karakoram range in Gilgit-Baltistan. The group, which included climbers from Nepal, Oman, China, the United States and Pakistan, was led by well-known mountaineer Nirmal Purja.
BNF Chairman and former Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly member Nawaz Khan Naji was prevented from traveling to China after being stopped...
The body of celebrated Hunza-born mountaineer Sohail Sakhi has been recovered from Broad Peak, more than two weeks after he...
A UN mission’s quarterly report confirms the closure of more than 30 Jamatkhanas in Badakhshan province. On the ground, Ismaili...
As the Taliban prepare to mark five years in power this week, a UN agency’s grim accounting of Afghanistan’s education...
Washington/Tehran — As ceasefire deadline nears, mediators re-enter the fray amid conflicting signals from both capitals US President Donald Trump...
Heavy rainfall in Lower Chitral on Tuesday caused the Baroz Gol and Gumbas Gol streams to swell once again, triggering...
Vote counting is underway following polling in the third phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections, held...
Typhoon Dolphin struck China’s eastern coast on Sunday, making landfall in Yuhuan city in Zhejiang Province, according to the China...
GILGIT — Rescue officials have suspended the search operation for the remains of Pakistani mountaineer Sohail Sakhi and two foreign...