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 — 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 country ...

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 ...

GOJAL VALLEY, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Shovel in hand, Naila Shah regularly walks two miles from her home to a newly planted apple orchard, high in the mountains of Khyber village in ...

A Pakistani climber known for taking part in high-altitude rescue missions died during a descent from one of the country's tallest mountains, officials said Monday. Murad Sadpara, 35, died of a wound ...

Two Swiss tourists, David Sieber and Natasha Heller, have pedalled their way to Pakistan on bicycles, completing a remarkable journey across continents that they describe as "a dream come true." The ...

Michael Paul Searle is Professor of Earth Sciences at Oxford University. Speaking with Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke , he talks about mountains, maps — and when the twain meet: What is the core of ...

Pakistan's mountains are calling—here's why you should go Pakistan’s far north holds some of the world’s highest peaks and has a proud cultural identity, but until now international visitors have been ...

Running only on fast-moving water, the pumps are cheap and easy to maintain, enabling farmers to grow fruit and vegetables GOJAL VALLEY, Pakistan, March 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Shovel in ...