Pakistan Avalanche

The award is given to climbers who pursue uncharted territories with a deep-rooted respect for the mountains.

An avalanche killed at least 10 people in a remote area of northern Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, adding that poor weather and limited accessibility were hampering rescue efforts.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned today that "No one should expect China to swallow anything that undermines its interests" though he also claimed that Beijing is opposed to "the practice of the strong bullying the weak." In a speech that ran longer than three hours, provoking an avalanche of online jokes, he also said that "China's developme...

An aerial search for two American mountaineers missing in Pakistan was suspended today, an official said, after an initial flight showed no sign of the men but indicated an avalanche on the peak they were climbing.

India will not vacate the Siachen glaciers as Pakistan cannot be trusted and it may occupy the strategic location once it is vacated, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today.

A top army commander today made it clear that Pakistan's suggestion for demilitarisation of Siachen can be implemented only when that country accepts "some basic conditions" of India which are not agreeable to them.

The Army has said it does not need Pakistan's help in its efforts to find 10 soldiers missing since an enormous avalanche hit their post at the Siachen Glacier. The Army says it does not expect to find the soldiers alive.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday pledged to set up a relief fund for the victims of avalanches that claimed over 280 lives, and called for international help with the relief effort.

Four Pakistani army soldiers have been killed in an avalanche in the mountainous northern Gilgit Baltistan region, a grim reminder of the 2012 incident in Siachen that claimed the lives of 129 troops.

Six Indian Army soldiers were killed and one is missing in an avalanche that struck the Siachen Glacier early today. The tragedy occurred in Sub-sector Hanif when troops were moving between posts at 19,000 feet.

Pakistan's military says an avalanche has killed five soldiers and four civilians in the snow-covered mountains of Pakistani Kashmir.

Pakistan's semi-final exit from the ICC World Twenty20 has triggered an avalanche of criticism against captain Mohammad Hafeez and coach Dav Whatmore with several former cricketers demanding the duo's sacking.

The Defence Secretaries of India and Pakistan today began talks on the military standoff on Siachen against the backdrop of calls from Islamabad to demilitarise the Himalayan glacier in the wake of an avalanche that killed 139 people at a Pakistan Army camp.

Rescue teams have found equipment belonging to Pakistani soldiers at the site of a massive avalanche that buried 138 soldiers and civilians in Siachen in April, the Pakistan Army said on Tuesday.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday called off his visit to the avalanche site in Siachen sector due to harsh weather even as rescuers backed by Swiss and German teams continued to search for 138 people buried under the snow for over a week.

The award is given to climbers who pursue uncharted territories with a deep-rooted respect for the mountains.

An avalanche killed at least 10 people in a remote area of northern Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, adding that poor weather and limited accessibility were hampering rescue efforts.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned today that "No one should expect China to swallow anything that undermines its interests" though he also claimed that Beijing is opposed to "the practice of the strong bullying the weak." In a speech that ran longer than three hours, provoking an avalanche of online jokes, he also said that "China's developme...

An aerial search for two American mountaineers missing in Pakistan was suspended today, an official said, after an initial flight showed no sign of the men but indicated an avalanche on the peak they were climbing.

India will not vacate the Siachen glaciers as Pakistan cannot be trusted and it may occupy the strategic location once it is vacated, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today.

A top army commander today made it clear that Pakistan's suggestion for demilitarisation of Siachen can be implemented only when that country accepts "some basic conditions" of India which are not agreeable to them.

The Army has said it does not need Pakistan's help in its efforts to find 10 soldiers missing since an enormous avalanche hit their post at the Siachen Glacier. The Army says it does not expect to find the soldiers alive.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday pledged to set up a relief fund for the victims of avalanches that claimed over 280 lives, and called for international help with the relief effort.

Four Pakistani army soldiers have been killed in an avalanche in the mountainous northern Gilgit Baltistan region, a grim reminder of the 2012 incident in Siachen that claimed the lives of 129 troops.

Six Indian Army soldiers were killed and one is missing in an avalanche that struck the Siachen Glacier early today. The tragedy occurred in Sub-sector Hanif when troops were moving between posts at 19,000 feet.

Pakistan's military says an avalanche has killed five soldiers and four civilians in the snow-covered mountains of Pakistani Kashmir.

Pakistan's semi-final exit from the ICC World Twenty20 has triggered an avalanche of criticism against captain Mohammad Hafeez and coach Dav Whatmore with several former cricketers demanding the duo's sacking.

The Defence Secretaries of India and Pakistan today began talks on the military standoff on Siachen against the backdrop of calls from Islamabad to demilitarise the Himalayan glacier in the wake of an avalanche that killed 139 people at a Pakistan Army camp.

Rescue teams have found equipment belonging to Pakistani soldiers at the site of a massive avalanche that buried 138 soldiers and civilians in Siachen in April, the Pakistan Army said on Tuesday.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday called off his visit to the avalanche site in Siachen sector due to harsh weather even as rescuers backed by Swiss and German teams continued to search for 138 people buried under the snow for over a week.