WEB DESK, July 6(ABC): Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif’s father Salman Kashif on Wednesday said that his son and Fazal Ali, who had gone missing while descending the summit of Nanga Parbat, have been traced.
The mountaineer duo had separately summited the Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest peak in the world, on Tuesday. Shehroze claimed the title of the world’s youngest mountaineer to scale the Nanga Parbat.
The mountain is considered the most lethal and toughest.
Speaking here, Salman said that Shehroze had been seen moving towards the third camp from the fourth camp.
“Both Shehroze and Fazal are moving towards camp three,” Salman said.
He, however, complained that “no one” helped his son and Fazal and both of the mountaineers are returning on their own.
Earlier, Salman had said that contact had been lost with his son on his return from Nanga Parbat.
In an emotional video message, Shehroze’s father appealed to the government to launch a search operation to trace the mountaineer.
“He [Shehroze] is only 20-years-old. He has made big achievements and brought a good name to Pakistan,” Shehroze’s father said in a shaky voice.
“Is this the payback in this country?” he asked.