Pakistan avalanche?Search resumes for 10 missing climbers

SKARDU, Pakistan — Pakistan rescue teams resumed a high-altitude search on Saturday for seven climbers missing after a powerful avalanche on one of the world’s highest peaks, with the remains of three mountaineers recovered. The avalanche struck on Thursday, cutting off contact with the 10-member international expedition led by renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja — who is not among the remains recovered so far. Those recovered — flown by helicopter to hospital for formal identification — included an American woman, an Omani woman and a Nepali man, the regional government said in a statement released Friday night. Police in the…