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Posts published in “Day: October 1, 2013

Nanga Parbat massacre tarnishes tourism: By Shabbir Mir in Express Tribune, Oct 1

GILGIT: Although 17 foreign mountaineering and 87 trekking groups have visited Baltistan in 2013 – many left in the aftermath of the deadly attack at the foot of the second highest peak in Pakistan. Baltistan is home to K-2 and several other peaks. Ten foreign trekkers and their Pakistani guide were killed in an unprecedented attack in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) when militants wearing army uniforms attacked the Nanga Parbat base camp on June 22. Tourist economies: …