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Saiful Malook: A lake of fairytale needs digital media projection to attract tourists

PESHAWAR – The arduous journey from Pakistan’s plain districts to the northern highlands of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is instantly rewarded as the travelers encounter the breathtaking beauty of the famous Saiful Malook Lake. This renowned lake, nestled amidst snow-capped peaks of the Malika Parbat range in Mansehra’s Kaghan Valley, captivates the visitors with its fairytale-like charm. …

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Naila becomes first Pakistani woman to summit country’s 8000m peaks

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ISLAMABAD: Naila Kiani became a trailblazer for Pakistani women in mountaineering on Thursday as she successfully summitted Broad Peak, the 12th highest peak in the world at 8,047 metres, making her the first Pakistani woman to summit all 8,000-metre peaks in the country. “Naila has successfully ascended Pakistan’s fifth and final 8,000-metre peak at 2.03 …

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Husband-wife become first Pakistani couple to summit world’s 8th highest peak Manaslu

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Lahore-based Ahmed Uzair and Anum Uzair have become the first Pakistani couple to summit the world’s eighth-highest peak Mt Manaslu — 8,163 metres tall — in Nepal. According to mountaineering company Seven Summit Treks, which spearheaded the climb, the husband-wife duo successfully climbed the peak today along with three Sherpas. Alpine Club of …

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Naila Kiani and Samina Baig became the first Pakistani women to scale world’s 9th highest peak Nanga Parbat

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Mountaineers Naila Kiani and Samina Baig became the first Pakistani women to summit the 8,125-metre-tall mountain Nanga Parbat — the world’s ninth-highest peak — on Sunday. According to Alpine Club of Pakistan Secretary General Karar Haidri, Naila scaled the mountain at 10:18am today followed by Baig who completed her summit at 11:08am. The women overcame …

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Antique’ object surfaces during recent rainfall in Mohenjo Daro

Antiques, Art, Travel, Uncategorized

THE Buddha-shaped object found at Mohenjo Daro. —Photo by writer LARKANA: An object, believed to be of archaeological importance, has surfaced in the DK area of Mohenjo Daro during recent downpour and experts’ opinions are being sought to establish its make and age. A private tourist guide, Irshad Ahmed Solangi, a resident of Dhand village …

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Two teams of foreign climbers conquer Nanga Parbat

Sports, Travel

GILGIT: Seven climbing members of two foreign expedition teams on Friday scaled Nanga Parbat, the world’s ninth highest mountain, also known as The Killer Mountain, making it the first summit of eight-thousanders in Pakistan this summer. Two women namely Kristin Harila, 36, from Norway and Grace Tseng, 29, from Taiwan were leading the two teams, …

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Shehroze summits 3 highest peaks in 23 days, laments lack of support

Travel

Shehroze Kashif, a mountaineer from Lahore, on Sunday celebrated completing the mammoth task of summiting three of the highest peaks in the world in 23 days, but at the same time lamented lack of support from the government or private sector of the country. The young Pakistani mountaineer has said that he was promised one …

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