RAWALPINDI – Pak Army Rescues Foreign Climbers From Gilgit. Pakistan Army Aviation pilots have rescued two foreign mountain climbers from Broad Peak, Baltoro Glacier, said military’s media wing. The climbers were from Finland and United States.
According to the ISPR, Donald Allen Bowie (USA) and Lotta Henriikka Nakyva (Finland) were part of an International Winter Expedition attempting to summit Broad Peak but stranded enroute due to sickness. Pak Army Rescues Foreign Climbers From Gilgit.
Earlier in January, army rescued 22 students trapped in Rato, Gilgit Baltistan. Heavy snowfall and land-sliding made their way out impossible. After 5 days, the university management then requested the army to rescue its students stranded in the mountainy area. Following the request, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa had directed troops to airlift the students through helicopters.