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Body of Afghan climber who died on K2 last year recovered by Pakistan army
The Embassy of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) in Islamabad on Monday received the body of Afghan climber Ali Akbar Sakhi, who died a year ago while climbing Pakistan’s K2 mountain.
Sakhi died of a heart attack while climbing the world’s second highest mountain in July last year.
Soon after his death, his family and the embassy contacted the Pakistan government to help retrieve the body but recovery attempts were difficult due to bad weather and the high altitude.
Eventually after a year, the Pakistani army was able to successfully recover the body.
The embassy has in turn handed Sakhi’s body over to his family.