Noted climber Nirmal Purja among 10 dead in avalanche in Pakistan – officials

Celebrated Nepali climber Nirmal ?Purja, who set a record for the fastest ascent of the world’s 14 ?highest mountains, died in an avalanche during an expedition in ?Pakistan, ?his company said on Saturday. “Today it is with profound sadness and immense heartbreak that we confirm that Nirmal ‘Nimsdai’ Purja tragically lost his life following the avalanche on Broad Peak,” his expedition organising company Elite Exped said in an Instagram post. “We have also received confirmation ?that other members of the expedition sadly did not survive,” it added. Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah said he was stunned at the deaths of…