Pakist­an army has sent troops for the rescue operat­ionAt least five army personnel have gone missing after an avalanche hit an army base in world’s higgest battle ground Siachen. The Pakistan army has started a rescue operation in the area with the help of locals. Five years on, Pakistan remembers Gayari tragedyTen Indian soldiers were hit by an avalanche at the northern Siachen Glacier in February last year. Avalanches and landslides are common at the Siachen Glacier during the winter and temperatures there can drop as low as minus 60 degrees Celsius. At least 135 people, including 124 servicemen and 11 civilians, went missing in 2012 after an avalanche hit them at Gayari sector near Siachen Glacier.

Source: The Express Tribune December 30, 2017 08:03 UTC