{
  "id": 4638267,
  "title": "Pakistani climber Asma Mushtaq's body recovered on GB's Spantik Peak nearly 10 days after her death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/pakistani-climber-asma-mushtaqs-body-recovered-on-gbs-spantik-peak",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T11:34:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2026395/pakistani-climber-asma-mushtaqs-body-recovered-on-gbs-spantik-peak-nearly-10-days-after-her-death"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gilgit-Baltistan's Spantik Peak: Asma Mushtaq, a 34-year-old Pakistani climber, was recently recovered from the mountain after her death on August 20. She had suffered from high-altitude sickness during her descent and was part of a five-member women's expedition team that successfully reached the 7,027-meter summit. Despite being in good health at the time, Mushtaq developed a severe medical emergency at around 6,400 meters. The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) Secretary General Ayaz Shigri revealed that a new five-member self-funded recovery mission, comprising high-altitude mountaineers from Shigar, was initiated on Friday due to heavy snowfall that made previous attempts unsuccessful. The rescue team found Mushtaq's body near Camp 3 at approximately 6,250 meters after eight hours of searching and will be airlifted to Skardu via Pakistan Army helicopters.",
  "summary": "GILGIT: A ground team recovered the body of deceased Pakistani climber Asma Mushtaq from Gilgit-Baltistan’s Spantik Peak on Monday, almost 10 days after her death on the 7,027-metre-tall mountain. The 34-year-old climber died on Aug 20 while descending from the mountain after suffering from high-altitude sickness. Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) Secretary General Ayaz Shigri told Dawn that a…",
  "key_points": [
    "Asma Mushtaq, 34, Pakistani climber, recovered from Spantik Peak",
    "Died on August 20, suffered high-altitude sickness during descent",
    "Recovery mission launched Friday due to heavy snowfall"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}