Death of mountaineer Ali Sadpara saddens Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafari

MWM Pakistan secretary general expressed deep grief after the family announced Ali Sadpara had passed away.

Allama Raja Nasir lauded Sadpara as a brave and intrepid son of Pakistan.

He said Sadpara would be remembered forever.

He said Ali Sadpara made history and lifted stuatus of Pakistan in his field as climber and mountaineer.

Earlier, families annpunced mountaineer Ali Sadpara and accompanying climbers died.

Muhammad Ali Sadpara of Pakistan, Iceland’s John Snorri Sigurjónsson and Chile’s Juan Pablo Mohr Prieto were officially declared dead on Thursday.

The families and friends of the climbers attended press conference in Skardu.

Gilgit-Baltistan Tourism Minister Raja Nasir Ali Khan and Ali Sadpara’s son, Sajid Sadpara, were also present at the briefing.

The three climbers were last seen on Feb 5 near the Bottleneck on K2.

They attempted to reach the summit of the Savage Mountain.

Sajid Sadpara, who was accompanying the three, had to abandon his summit bid after his oxygen regulator malfunctioned and he returned to camp 3.