Four dead in Broad Peak avalanche, veteran climber Nirmal Purja among six missing

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Kathmandu, July 31 Four climbers have died and six others are missing after an avalanche struck Pakistan’s Broad Peak, one of the world’s highest mountains, Pakistani authorities confirmed on Friday. The Alpine Club of Pakistan has identified two of the four confirmed dead as Pur Bahadur Gurung of Nepal and Nadhira Ahmed Abdullah Al Harthy of Oman. The expedition to Broad Peak, led by veteran climber Nirmal Purja “Nims Dai”, included Pur Bahadur Gurung “Yukta”, Kili Pemba Sherpa “Kilu”, Nima Sherpa, Nawang Thindu Sherpa, Gyalu Sherpa, Nadhira Ahmed Abdullah Al Harthy (Oman), Sohail Sakhi (Pakistan), Wang Zhong (China), and Mallory…

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