ISLAMABAD: The search operation for missing Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara and his team members Jon Snorri of Iceland and Juan Pablo Mohr of Chile could not be resumed on Tuesday as the nation prayed for the safe return of climbers.
The messages of hopes and prayers continue to pour in on social media platforms with hopes of a miracle for the survival of mountain heroes.
Sadpara and other team members went missing on February 5 during their K2 expedition – the toughest and most difficult mountain to climb during winters.
Home Secretary Gilgit Baltistan Muhammad Ali Randhawa on Tuesday said search and rescue operation could not resume due to cloudy weather, snowfall and strong wind.
He said a request for FLIR ( forward-Looking infrared Cameras) with latest avionics package has been sent to Pakistan Air Force.
The golden words of Ali Sadpara keep the hopes of nation intact, who had once said, “My spirit soars where the air goes thin, if I ever got stuck on top of a mountain, I will dig an undermine and live there”.
Sadpara has record of climbing eight highest peaks of the world and hoisting the Pakistan flag.
Pakistan is home to five 8,000m peaks including K2, Nanga Parbat, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum I and II. The remaining are in Nepal and China.
Ali Sadpara celebrated his 45th birthday at K2 Base Camp on February 2 before he started the summit bid.
n his Jan 31 tweet, the tough yet full of life Sadpara expressed joy over working with adventurer and filmmaker Eli Saikaly – for “filming him in exchange for dance lessons”.
