Karakoram glaciers unaffected by global warming
July 10th, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 10 (IANS) Glaciers nestling under the shadow of Diran and Rakaposhi, two towering peaks in the Karakoram Range of northern Pakistan, remain impervious to global warming and have ... Read more...
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India lost 26 soldiers in Siachen in one year
April 30th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) India lost 26 of its soldiers manning the world's highest battlefield in Siachen glacier in the last one year, parliament was informed Monday."The number of ... Read more...
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Hope fades for 138 missing in Pakistan avalanche
April 11th, 2012 - 1:45 am ICT by BNO News
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Hundreds of rescue workers continued to search Tuesday for more than 130 people who were buried by a large avalanche in a mountainous area of northern Pakistan ... Read more...
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Kayani monitors Siachen rescue operations
April 8th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Sunday monitored the rescue operation to pull out 124 soldiers and 11 civilians who were trapped following a massive ... Read more...
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Siachen avalanche buries 130 Pakistani soldiers
April 7th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) Over 130 Pakistani soldiers are feared buried in an avalanche that occurred in the Siachen Glacier in the Himalayas where thousands of Pakistani and Indian troops ... Read more...
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Two army officers killed in Siachen bunker fire (Second Lead)
July 22nd, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) An army major and a lieutenant were burned to death and four soldiers were injured in a fire at their bunker on the Siachen Glacier, ... Read more...
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Factfile on India-Pakistan Siachen dispute
May 30th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Factfile on the India-Pakistan dispute over the Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield.* Siachen is a 70-km long glacier between the Saltoro Ridge line to ... Read more...
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Believe it or not - glaciers are growing!
January 28th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) There is some good news regarding climate change - glaciers are actually growing!
The reason being that hotter summers may actually slow down the flow of glaciers, ... Read more...
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A trek up the Siachen Glacier
October 28th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Siachen Glacier, Oct 28 (IANS) It was for me the experience of a lifetime: an eight-day trek up the Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir, once regarded as the world's highest battlefield ... Read more...
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Two Dutch climbers rescued from Pakistan’’s K2.
August 5th, 2008 - 7:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.5 (ANI): Two Dutch climbers who were rescued from K2, the worlds second highest mountain, on Monday are recuperating in a hospital in Skardu, in northern Pakistan.
Pakistani authorities have confirmed ... Read more...
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