GILGIT CITY – Pakistan Army on Thursday rescued nearly a dozen tourists from Deosai National Park in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).
The tourists were reportedly trapped in Deosai after heavy snowfall hit the region on October 16 and roads became inaccessible. Some were domestic tourists while others were from other areas in the country.
Ten travellers, including a foreigner woman cyclist, four local tourists, and five wildlife employees, were trapped in Deosai after heavy snowfall hit the region on Tuesday making the roads inaccessible.
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GB government’s spokesman Faizullah Faruq told the media that the administration had requested the Pakistan Army to provide helicopters for the rescue operation. The army and the GB government then carried out a joint operation to rescue the tourists, he added.
Northern Areas Force Commander Major General Ahsan Mehmood monitored the whole rescue operation and also issued orders to the army for opening all blocked roads in the region.
The weather conditions in the area are quite harsh as unexpected snowfall has hit the region. The Deosai Plateau, known as the highest plateau in the world is located at the boundary of the Karakoram and the western Himalayas.
