Muhammad Ali Sadpara is the only Pakistani to have climbed eight of the 14 8,000 metre peaks. Photo: Elia Saikaly/File
Gilgit Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan on Tuesday announced that Rs3 million will be paid to the widow of mountaineer Mohammad Ali Sadpara, who was last week declared dead after he went missing on the K2 mountain.
Additionally, he said that mountaineer Sajid Ali Sadpara the son of Mohammad will be trained according to international standards, after which he will be able to provide training to aspiring climbers in the Mohammad Ali Sadpara Institute for Adventure Sports, Mountaineering and Rock Climbing, an institute which would be formed to honour the latter.
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