{
  "id": 587042,
  "title": "Candlelight vigil in Islamabad honors 10 climbers killed on Broad Peak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/candlelight-vigil-in-islamabad-honors-10-climbers-killed-on-broad-peak",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T17:42:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/08/11/candlelight-vigil-in-islamabad-honors-10-climbers-killed-on-broad-peak"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad (AP) — In a solemn candlelight vigil, mountaineers, diplomats, and civilians in Pakistan’s capital honored 10 climbers who perished in an avalanche on Broad Peak. Rescuers recounted a challenging rescue mission to save their fellow adventurers from the world’s highest mountain. The vigil took place under a downpour as mourners gathered on the sports complex lawns in Islamabad to pay tribute to the climbers who never returned. The tragic event occurred after search teams concluded a mission that recovered the remains of eight climbers, leaving two bodies unaccounted for. Notably, renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja was among the deceased. Nepal’s ambassador to Pakistan, Rita Dhital, attended the vigil and honored the climbers, recalling her meeting with Purja before the expedition, where he often said, “Giving up is not in my blood.” She praised Pakistani climbers and rescuers for braving dangerous weather to search and recover the bodies. All six Nepalese climbers have since been returned to their families. Rescuer Sirbaz Khan, who led the recovery team, expressed his deep sorrow over the losses and the difficult task of bringing the bodies down. Bad weather hampered helicopter access, forcing rescuers to perform much of the search and recovery on foot. The international expedition comprised climbers from Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, China, Britain, and the United States. Broad Peak, standing at 8,051 meters (26,414 feet) in the Karakoram range, is the world’s 12th-highest mountain and is close to K2, the second-highest peak.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Ten climbers died in avalanche on Broad Peak, Pakistan.",
    "Vigil held in Islamabad under rain to honor fallen mountaineers.",
    "Nepal's Rita Dhital attended, praised rescuers' bravery."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}