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Posts published in “Day: April 10, 2013

Environmental degradation: Illegal construction at base camp of the killer mountain

By Shabbir Mir in Express Tribune,: April 10 GILGIT:  A German woman has approached Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) chief secretary, complaining about the illegal construction of a lodge at the base camp of Nanga Parbat. With a height of 8,126 metres, Nanga Parbat, also known as ‘The Killer Mountain’, is the second highest mountain peak of Pakistan and the ninth highest in the world. It is located in the Himalayan mountain range in the Diamer valley. “Last…