A student from Sindh has become the first from the province to conquer Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain.
Asad Ali Memon who studies in the Institute of Business Management (IoBM). He said he was the only person from Sindh to conquer the Everest having height of 8,849 metres.
Earlier, Sajid Sadpara climbed the world’s highest mountain without oxygen’s support. Not only that, the young Sadpara wishes to summit all 14 eight-thousanders peaks.
Separately, Pakistani mountaineer Naila Kiani climbed Mount Everest and with that she became the second woman from the country to summit the world’s highest peak.
The first woman mountaineer from Pakistan to summit the peak is Samina Baig who achieved the feat back in 2013.
In recognition of her achievement in successfully summiting the world’s highest peak Mount Everest, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday approved the conferment of civil award Sitara-i-Imtiaz on renowned mountaineer Naila Kiani.
