The climbing season in the Himalayas continues, with high-altitude expeditions taking on K2 and other 8,000-meter peaks in the Karakoram. After a successful spr ...

These areas, covered with dense forests and low mountain ranges, are seen as ideal for hiding terrorist ... Moreover, some former militants from Kashmir who crossed over to Pakistan in earlier years ...

Failing to get a permit for their chosen peak because of India-Pakistan tensions, the three alpinists will attempt an ...

In the heart of the towering Karakoram Mountain range, at an elevation of nearly 9,000 feet, lies the remote valley of Tholdi ...

When a massive landslide dammed the Hunza River, it destroyed villages – and created one of the most breathtaking lakes in ...

Quick, visit these places that have nuclear weapons, before it’s too late…     Nine countries are known to possess nuclear weapons: the United States, Russia, China, France, the United Kingdom, ...

Mother-of-two Hajra Zahid, 29, and younger sister Haleema Zahid, 25, were pulled from the water after a 'challenging' rescue ...

The Hindu Kush mountains are a key source of water for nearly two billion people in countries such as India, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. But the news is especially ...

Sher Muhammad, a specialist in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain range that stretches from Afghanistan to Myanmar, however said most of the region's water supply comes from snowmelt in spring, with a ...

Intrepid Travel offers a 10-day Trek Pakistan’s Karakoram Mountains itinerary, from £2,560pp. Price includes accommodation, ground transport, most meals and selected activities, and the ...

Known locally as the “ghost of the mountains,” they camouflage easily in their natural habitat of the Karakoram Mountain range in Pakistan’s Gilgit Baltistan region.