ISLAMABAD – The people of France and Poland have praised Pakistan forhelping in an operation carried out to rescue the Polish and Frenchmountaineers on the killer mountain of Nanga Parbat in north of Pakistanlast week.
Pakistan’s deputy head of mission in Polish capital Warsaw, Shifaat AhmadKaleem, talking to private news channel said, some polish citizens alsocontacted the embassy to appreciate Pakistan’s efforts in rescuing theclimbers.
While Kaleem also expressed deepest sorrow over the Polish mountaineergoing missing at Nanga Parbat.
The Pakistani diplomat extended his heartfelt sympathy to the familymembers of the missing climber.
Four members of a team of Polish climbers who were engaged in an expeditionat the base camp of K2, were transported by a Pakistan Army aviationhelicopter to Nanga Parbat in order to rescue the two missing Polish andFrench mountaineers.The French mountaineer, Elisabeth Revol, was rescuedbut the Polish climber, Tomasz Mackiewicz, who was with her, has beenmissing since.
In a statement issued in Warsaw, the French mission to Poland said, thoseinvolved in this rescue operation demonstrated exemplary courage andsolidarity.
The French mission said they appreciate the excellent efforts of Polishclimbers, cooperation between the Polish and French representatives inPakistan, as well as with the Pakistani authorities.
In an expedition that ended in a tragedy, Mackiewicz became the first Poleto conquer in winter the 8,126-metre summit of Nanga Parbat, theninth-tallest mountain in the world, his climbing partner, Revol,said.Mackiewicz climbed to the peak on January 25 alongside Revol, makingit the second expedition to conquer the mountain in winter.
The mountain was first conquered in winter on February 26, 2016 by Italy’sSimone Moro, Pakistan’s Ali Sadpara and Spain’s Alex Txikon. – AGENCIES