Pakistan has five mountains higher than 8,000 metres (26,240ft), and Sadiq Sadpara has climbed them all. I meet him among the rutted roads and chicken crates of Skardu’s Old Bazaar, where, after ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Three climbers were stranded on Pakistan's Rakaposhi mountain while descending and efforts were being made Sunday to rescue them by helicopter, a Pakistani official said. Czech ...

Northern Pakistan’s towering peaks attract hundreds of mountaineers annually, but these expeditions come with significant dangers. Each year, climbers from around the world attempt to conquer the ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Russian-American climber who went missing last week while trying to scale a mountain amid harsh winter weather in northern Pakistan has been found dead, the region's tourist police ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani man who became ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan has issued no warnings or restrictions for mountaineering expeditions in the north, an official said Sunday, despite the recent deaths of climbers. Climbers were well ...

ISLAMABAD – Islamic militants disguised as policemen killed 10 foreign climbers and a Pakistani guide in a brazen overnight raid against their campsite at the base of one of the world’s tallest ...

Much is expected of Karakoram Highway, which curls through the tall mountain ranges of northern Pakistan, reaching western China. Both countries are renovating it, seeing its potential as a trade ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) – The use of drones in Pakistan normally brings to mind images of U.S. spy planes attacking tribal areas. But drones now are being used to capture a different kind of picture in the ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Friday prayers have ended, and the streets of Rawalpindi are hot, noisy and rammed. Mopeds growl as they edge through the crowd. In the ...