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Ali Sadpara: Nation Pays Tribute After Family Declares Him Dead

Ali Sadpara

The Pakistani nation has paid a tribute to the hero of the country Ali Sadpara after his family declared him dead earlier today (18th February).

Sajid Ali Sadpara, son of Muhammad Ali Sadpara while peaking to media in Skardu said that “Pakistan has lost a great mountaineer, my father and two other climbers are no more with us.”

He said that “I want to assure the mountaineering community across the world that my father’s mission will continue.”

On February 5, Pakistan’s Muhammad Ali Sadpara and two foreign climbers, John Snorri from Iceland and JP Mohr from Chile went missing while attempting to summit K2.

Soon after, the land and aerial search to find the missing climbers was kicked off by the Pakistan Army rescue teams but failed to trace any clue of the team.

People. however, had a hope that Sadpara would be found, but after his family declared him dead, the nation broke into tears and paid tribute to the Pakistani mountaineer on social media.

Earlier, Ali Zafar had released a musical tribute “Tum Chalay Ao Paharon Ki Qasam” to Muhammad Ali Sadpara, whose heart, spirit, and courage will forever be a source of pride and respect for all Pakistanis.

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Ali Sadpara missing: President Alvi hopes for the climbers’ safe return

Ali Sadpara missing

Pakistan’s climbing hero, Ali Sadpara, John Snorri from Iceland and Juan Pablo Mohr from Chile are missing since 5 hours on K2, the world’s second-highest mountain.

According to the details, contact with the 3-member expedition has not been established for the last 25 hours. Ali Sadpara, including the two mountaineers, went missing while returning to the basecamp 4, while Sajjid Sadpara reached basecamp 3 last night.

President Arif Alvi has on Saturday prayed for their safe return in a tweet. “I hope Ali Sadpara and his co-climbers are alive and fine. These are very brave mountaineers. We pray for their safety. Good information in your thread,” he wrote.

“It’s already been more than 30 hours, we (at basecamp) have received no news of John Snorri, Ali Sadpara, and Juan Pablo Mohr, since none of the GPS trackers seem to be working”, Chhang Dawa Sherpa, their expedition manager, said in a statement.

An army helicopter has conducted a search flight for the missing climbers, the statement added.

Moreover, Waqas Johar, Assistant Commissioner Shigar, Gilgit-Baltistan, confirmed that there has been no success in finding the missing mountaineers so far and that weather conditions are “not good” at K2.

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Pakistan’s climbing hero, Ali Sadpara, John Snorri from Iceland and Juan Pablo Mohr from Chile are missing since 5 hours on K2, the world’s second-highest mountain.

According to the details, contact with the 3-member expedition has not been established for the last 25 hours. Ali Sadpara, including the two mountaineers, went missing while returning to the basecamp 4, while Sajjid Sadpara reached basecamp 3 last night.

“It’s already been more than 30 hours, we (at basecamp) have received no news of John Snorri, Ali Sadpara, and Juan Pablo Mohr, since none of the GPS trackers seem to be working”, Chhang Dawa Sherpa, their expedition manager, said in a statement.

An army helicopter has conducted a search flight for the missing climbers, the statement added.

Moreover, Waqas Johar, Assistant Commissioner Shigar, Gilgit-Baltistan, confirmed that there has been no success in finding the missing mountaineers so far and that weather conditions are “not good” at K2.

Earlier, Muhammad Ali Sadpara had announced that he would be hoisting the Pakistan flag at the K2 peak on Monday morning along with his son without oxygen.

In a message on his Twitter handle, the climber wrote, “They had reached C3 point from the base camp and after taking some rest, they will begin their expedition to climb K2 without oxygen from 9:00 pm.”

He had also posted a picture with his son along with the message.

“In shaa Allah! We will be able to complete our expedition by 9:00 am on Monday and will hoist the Pakistani flag on the peak of K2,” he said in a message on Twitter.

He had further asked the nation to remember them in their prayers.

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