News Desk A Pakistani climbers team are in Nepal to make mountaineering history by attempting Annapurna to pay tribute to the late Muhammad Ali Sadpara, who died on K2 on February 5, 2021, along with two Western mountaineers. The four-climber team will attempt the 10th highest mountain peak of the world as a tribute to the high-altitude porters of Gilgit-Baltistan. …

News Desk When I cycled to Shimshal last year to document the stories of high altitude porters, little did I know where this journey would take me? If there is one thing I learnt from this visit, it was how to nurture your dreams despite adverse circumstances, writes blogger, climber Kamran Munawar on Bike on his Facebook page. “Passion, positivity, …

I lost my brother but not the courage we shared, says the award-winning documentary ‘Unsung Heroes’ Pakistan Shero fame climber Shakela Nazar By Raheem Sherazi Shakeela and Nadeema during the climb of Yazghel Sar Peak in Shimshal. Photo: Qudrat Ali “Look! I did what I could not in your life without you.” These are the words of Shakila Numa, one …

News Desk World’s football legend Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the game’s greatest ever players, died of a heart attack at his home in San Andres neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday, his lawyer said. The football legend with Evo Moralas and Hugo Chavez. Photo: TeleSure Maradona, 60, the Latin American idol had recently battled health issues and underwent …

Globally over 75m jobs are at risk in tour and hospitality sectors, 48.7m in Asia-Pacific and 75,000 in Pakistan   High Asia Herald Report As adventure tourism season in Pakistan draws closer and the country reeling from the devastating impact of coronavirus pandemic, the tour operators in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral are still hoping against hope. Although Pakistan has eased lockdown and …

Herald Report An Italian hard rock ballad has penned a song to in memory of two young climbers who met a tragic death while pursuing their passion on one of the 14 high mountains in the Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region. The tragic end of Italian climber Daniele Nardi and his British colleague Tom Ballard during an ascent on the most difficult …

The pandemic causes a 22% decline in tourist arrivals in Q1, or $80bn loss, says UNWTO reports   Herald Report The coronavirus pandemic has caused 22% fall in international tourist arrivals in the first quarter (Q1) of the financial year 2020 and could further drop by 60-80% over the whole year, says a report. The UN tourism watchdog says 67 …

News Desk As some countries start to see light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel and authorities struggle to balance safety and the economy, a few signals hint that hope is not lost for the summer climbing season in Pakistan, writes Angela Benavides in the ExplorersWeb. Like every other country in the world, Pakistan is suffering from the pandemic. …

Bismah, Dar and Javeria give Pakistan an opening victory of Women’s T20 World Cup 2020   CANBERRA: Pakistan’s women launched their campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup with a magnificent eight-wicket win over West Indies in a group ‘B’ match when they outperformed the 2016 winners at the Manuka Oval ground in Canberra on Wednesday. Sharp New Ball bowling …

The 32-year-old Russian tennis star will be remembered in many corners of her sport with respect more than affection   BERLIN: Maria Sharapova, the Russian five-time Grand Slam champion who became one of the highest-paid sportswomen in the world, announced her retirement at the age of 32 on Wednesday. She will be remembered in many corners of her sport with …

Mount Damavand, Alborz mountain range, Iran. Photo: Matthew Traver by Matthew Traver Since 1980, more than 400 people have climbed the Seven Summits — the highest mountains on each continent writes Matthew Traver in the ExplorersWeb.Com. A lesser-known and rarely attempted sister challenge is the Volcanic Seven Summits, which was first accomplished by Italian Mario Trimeri and 16-year-old Romanian Crina …

by Fakhr-e-Alam The first-ever, a snow skiing training camp was held in upper Chitral for young winter sports enthusiasts. Asif Murad, an emerging activist of Chitral had organized the five-day snow skiing training camp at Kaklasht under his organization “Hindukush Mountaineering and Adventure Club”. The camp is attended by more than 50 young people including girls, from Chitral, Hunza, and …

Thrilling winter sports events kick off at Naltar today. Over 2 dozen national and international skiers participating in various championships.

Nothing is impossible for the girl who lost her parents before her 10th birthday. Her resilience has taken her from strength to strength

Herald Report Pakistan’s Nida Dar has been picked in the International Council of Cricket (ICC) Women’s T20I team of the year. The 32-year-old, popularly known as Lady Lala, is the only Pakistani player in the 11-member squad led by Australia’s Meg Lanning. The maximum number of players has also been selected from Australia namely Alyssa Healy, Ellyse Perry, and Megan Schutt. Other …