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• Mountain range: Hindu Kush
• Highest peak: Tirich Mir
• Height: Approximately 7,708 metres
• Location: Northwestern Pakistan and Afghanistan

Last verified on 11-10-2026

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• Samina Baig became the first Pakistani woman to summit Mount Everest on 19 May 2013.
• Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
• It is located in the Himalayas, on the Nepal–China border.
• Its officially recognized height is 8,848.86 metres (29,031.7 feet).

Additional information:

• Youngest Pakistani to summit Everest: Shehroze Kashif (in 2021).
• First Pakistani man to summit Everest: Nazir Sabir (2000).
• The first confirmed climbers to reach its summit were Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on 29 May 1953.

Last verified on 10-10-2026

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• Ashraf Aman: First Pakistani to summit K2 in 1977.
• Award: Received the Pride of Performance in 1982.
• Muhammad Ali Sadpara: Went missing on K2 on 5 February 2021 with two foreign climbers.
• Samina Baig: First Pakistani woman to summit K2 in July 2022.

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• The Salt Range is situated south of the Pothohar Plateau.
• Southern edge of the Pothohar Plateau and north of the Jhelum River.

Additional information:

• Region: Northern Punjab
• Highest peak: Sakesar
• Highest elevation: About 1,522 m
• Important rivers: Soan and Jhelum
• Famous for: Large deposits of rock salt, especially the Khewra Salt Mine.

Last verified on 05-10-2026

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