Overview
- An avalanche swept a 10‑person expedition on Broad Peak during a summit push, and the group lost contact after the incident; Pakistani authorities and the Alpine Club of Pakistan launched search and rescue operations.
- Ground teams have recovered four bodies so far and the Alpine Club’s president has publicly named two of the deceased as Nadhira Ahmed Abdullah Al Harthy (Oman) and Pur Bahadur Gurung (Nepal).
- Six climbers remain missing, including expedition leader Nirmal Purja and other Nepali climbers, an American, a Chinese national and a Pakistani, with teams continuing to search in a remote, high‑altitude area.
- GPS and tracking-device data show the party was swept nearly 1,000 metres downhill and Purja’s device registered later movement, but officials stress those signals do not confirm anyone’s condition.
- The international rescue effort involves Pakistan Army helicopters, local ground teams and coordination with Nepal and other governments, and the incident is likely to renew scrutiny of safety and rescue limits on Pakistan’s high eight‑thousanders during the summer season.