Pak army rescues mountaineers Shehroze and Fazal

The Pakistan Army rescued two mountaineers who were stranded at Nanga Parbat. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), army aviation helicopters and pilots took in the rescue mission on Thursday.

Both Shehroze Kashif and Fazal Ali are fit and sound, the ISPR said.

Shehroze Kashif hails from Lahore and Fazal Ali from Shimshal of Gilgit-Baltistan’s Hunza district.

The ninth-highest peak in the world, Nanga Parbat, was successfully ascended by the duo on Tuesday. Shehroze took the honour of being the youngest mountaineer in the world to ascend Nanga Parbat, a mountain that is regarded as being the deadliest and fiercest.