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ISLAMABAD Reuters - An avalanche buried about 150 Pakistani soldiers near the Siachen glacier on the border with India, several Pakistani television channels reported on Saturday.. Reuters
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Report: Avalanche buries 150 Pakistani soldiers
An avalanche buried about 150 Pakistani soldiers near the Siachen glacier on the border with India, several Pakistani television channels reported on Saturday. Their fate was unclear.. MSNBC
Official: Avalanche Buries Pakistani Soldiers
The avalanche smashed into an army base on a Himalayan glacier Saturday, burying around 130 soldiers, a security official said. Rescue efforts are under way on the remote and frigid Siachen Glacier, where thousands of Pakistani and Indian troops are based, the security official said.. NPR
Official: Avalanche Buries Pakistani Soldiers
The avalanche smashed into an army base on a Himalayan glacier Saturday, burying around 130 soldiers, a security official said. Rescue efforts are under way on the remote and frigid Siachen Glacier, where thousands of Pakistani and Indian troops are based, the security official said.. NPR
Avalanche traps over 100 Pakistani soldiers: army
ISLAMABAD Reuters - An avalanche buried over 100 Pakistani soldiers near the Siachen glacier on the border with India on Saturday, the army spokesman said, adding that casualties were expected.. Reuters
Pakistani soldiers buried by avalanche
About 130 soldiers have been engulfed by snow near the Siachen glacier close to the Indian border, reports sayAn avalanche has smashed into a Pakistani army base on a Himalayan glacier close to India, burying about 130 soldiers.Rescue efforts were under way on the Siachen Glacier, where thousands of Pakistani and Indian troops are based, a security official said. The military is yet to release a formal statement.The official said the snow had hit a battalion headquarters in Gayari on the glacier at 5.45am.Siachen is on the northern tip of the divided Kashmir region claimed by both India and Pakistan.The neighbouring countries have deployed troops at elevations of up to 6,700 metres 22,000ft there. There have been intermittent skirmishes since 1984, and the region is known as the worlds highest battlefield.More soldiers have died from the harsh weather there than combat.. The Guardian
Report: Avalanche buries 130 Pakistani soldiers
An avalanche buried about 130 Pakistani soldiers near the Siachen glacier on the border with India, several Pakistani television channels reported on Saturday. Their fate was unclear.. MSNBC
Avalanche buries Pakistan troops
At least 100 soldiers have been buried by an avalanche near the Siachen glacier in the disputed Kashmir region, the army says.. BBC World
More than 100 Pakistani soldiers die in avalanche
More than 100 Pakistani soldiers were buried by an avalanche near the Siachen glacier on the border with India on Saturday, an army spokesman said.. The Telegraph
Avalanche buries scores of Pakistani soldiers
An avalanche buried scores of Pakistani soldiers near the Siachen glacier on the border with India, an official said, according to NBC News. Their fate was unclear.. MSNBC
Avalanche Buries 100 Pakistani Soldiers
Pakistan deployed helicopters, sniffer dogs and troops to the remote Siachen Glacier to rescue soldiers trapped in an avalanche.. Wall Street Journal
Pakistan avalanche: rescuers search for buried soldiers
Helicopters, sniffer dogs and troops deployed to Siachen glacier to find about 100 soldiers buried in Kashmir army baseRescue efforts are under way after an avalanche smashed into a Pakistani army base on a Himalayan glacier along the Indian border, burying around 100 soldiers, the military has said.Helicopters, sniffer dogs and troops have been deployed to the remote Siachen glacier, according to a military statement.The avalanche hit a battalion headquarters in the glaciers Gayari sector at 5.45am on Saturday, according to a security official.Siachen is on the northern tip of the divided Kashmir region claimed by both India and Pakistan.Both countries station thousands of troops there, who brave cold temperatures, altitude sickness and high winds for months at a time. Troops have been deployed at elevations of up to 6,700 metres 22,000ft and have fought intermittently si. The Guardian
100 Buried in Pakistan Avalanche
Military authorities say avalanche hit base in mountainous Siachen Glacier region, known as the worlds highest battlefield. VOA
Rescuers search for buried Pakistani soldiers
Helicopters, sniffer dogs and troops deployed to Siachen Glacier to find up to 150 soldiers buried in Kashmir army baseRescuers have recovered a number of bodies after an avalanche hit a Pakistani army base in the disputed Kashmir region, burying up to 150 soldiers.Helicopters, sniffer dogs and troops have been deployed to the remote Siachen Glacier on the Indian border in the Himalayas, according to the Pakistan army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas.Military and television reports from Pakistan suggested between 100 and 150 soldiers were buried.The local Urdu TV channel, News 5, quoted unidentified army sources as saying that at least 30 soldiers were killed in the avalanche, but there was no official confirmation of that figure.Local media said the rescuers had encountered problems due to bad weather.The avalanche hit a battalion headquarters in the glaciers Gayar. The Guardian
Official: 100 Pakistani soldiers trapped in avalanche
More than 100 soldiers are trapped after an avalanche at the Siachen glacier, a Pakistani military official said Saturday.. CNN
Search On For Pakistani Soldiers Buried In Avalanche
The avalanche smashed into an army base on a Himalayan glacier Saturday, burying at least 117 soldiers, the military said. Helicopters, sniffer dogs and troops were deployed to the remote Siachen Glacier to rescue those trapped.. NPR
Search On For Pakistani Soldiers Buried In Avalanche
The avalanche smashed into an army base on a Himalayan glacier Saturday, burying at least 117 soldiers, the military said. Helicopters, sniffer dogs and troops were deployed to the remote Siachen Glacier to rescue those trapped.. NPR
Himalayan avalanche buried 117 Pakistani troops, army says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan An avalanche buried 117 Pakistani soldiers at a major army base on a Himalayan glacier close to India on Saturday, military officials said. The death toll was not immediately known. Officials said rescue efforts were underway at the Siachen Glacier with tracking dogs, helicopters and snowmobiles.. The Washington Post
Avalanche Buries More Than 117 Pakistani Soldiers
Rescue workers racing against time to find survivors in harsh climate, remote location in mountainous Siachen Glacier region. VOA
Kashmirs Siachen glacier a frigid outpost in India-Pakistan conflict
India and Pakistan have talked about removing troops from the worlds highest battlefield in the disputed Kashmir region, but military outposts of the two nuclear powers remain in the frozen Himalayan terrain.. CBC