PM directs rescue operation for stranded mountaineer at Nanga Parbat
Pakistan
Asif Bhatti’s son had earlier appealed to PM to rescue his father
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the Gilgit-Baltistan and army authorities to immediately rescue mountaineer Asif Bhatti who reportedly got trapped at 7,500 meters height while scaling the 8,126-meter Nanga Parbat peak.
The directives came after the mountaineer’s son appealed to the prime minister on social media for safe evacuation of his stranded father.
Shehbaz Sharif instructed the Gilgit Baltistan chief secretary to contact Asif Bhatti’s son and assure him of immediate measures for the climber’s rescue.
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