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a day ago
- Extra.ie
Body of man found in melting glacier 28 years after disappearance
The body of a man who has been missing for 28 years has been discovered in a melting glacier in a Pakistani mountain range. The Kohistan region is in the north of Pakistan and is the point where the Himalayan, Hindukush and Karakorum mountain ranges meet. Climate change has resulted in less snowfall in recent years with more of the glaciers being exposed to direct sunlight and melting. The body of a man who has been missing for 28 years has been discovered in a melting glacier in a Pakistani mountain range. Pic: Nurettin Boydak/Anadolu via Getty Images The melting Lady Valley glacier is where the remains of Naseeruddin were discovered, with the missing man's body 'intact' when discovered by a shepherd. The discovery was made on August 1 by Omar Khan, who told BBC Urdu that Naseeruddin's ID card was on his body and his 'clothes were not even torn.' The Daily Mail confirm that a local by the name of Naseeruddin disappeared in June 1997 when travelling through the region with his brother Kaseeruddin. Nasseruddin fell into the glacial crevasse along with his horse when the pair tried to hide from attackers, who were looking for the brothers as part of a family feud. The brothers had went into hiding following the row, which had taken the life of their younger brother, Gardezi. Kaseeruddin confirmed to BBC Urdu that the brothers had taken the 'unconventional route' in a bid to avoid their rivals. There are so many secrets hiding behind these glaciers and now the climate is changing and we will get more things like this in near futureMan's body found after 28 years under a glaciers of kohistan ALLAH O AKBAR#glaciers #kohistan #deadbodyfoundunderglacier
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Body of missing father found on melting glacier 28 years after he vanished
The family of a missing man whose body was discovered on a melting glacier in Pakistan after 28 years said Thursday its recovery had brought them some relief. The body of 31-year-old Nasiruddin was spotted by locals near the edge of the shrinking Lady Meadows glacier in the Kohistan region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. His family said he and his brother had fled to the mountains after a dispute in their village in 1997 when he fell into a crevasse. His brother survived. "Our family left no stone unturned to trace him over the years," Malik Ubaid, the nephew of the deceased, told AFP over the phone. "Our uncles and cousins visited the glacier several times to see if his body could be retrieved, but they eventually gave up as it wasn't possible." Nasiruddin, who went by one name, was a husband and father of two children. His well-preserved body, still carrying an identity card, was found on July 31 by a local shepherd and buried on Wednesday. "The body was intact. The clothes were not even torn," Omar Khan, a local resident who found the remains, told BBC Urdu. Hi family expressed gratitude after the discovery. "Finally, we have got some relief after the recovery of his dead body," Ubaid said. Kohistan is a mountainous region where the outer reaches of the Himalayas stretch. Pakistan is home to more than 13,000 glaciers, more than anywhere else on Earth outside the poles. Rising global temperatures linked to human-driven climate change, however, are causing the glaciers to rapidly melt. Bodies exposed by melting glaciers in recent years As glaciers increasingly melt and recede around the world, there has been an increase in discoveries of the remains of hikers, skiers and other climbers who went missing decades ago. In July 2024, the preserved body of an American mountaineer was found 22 years after he disappeared while scaling a snowy peak in Peru was found. The month before that, five frozen bodies were retrieved from Mount Everest— including one that was just skeletal remains — as part of Nepal's mountain clean-up campaign on Everest and adjoining peaks Lhotse and Nuptse. In 2023, the remains of a German climber who went missing in 1986 were recovered on a glacier in the Swiss Alps. In 2017, Italian mountain rescue crews recovered the remains of hikers on a glacier on Mont Blanc's southern face likely dating from the 1980s or 1990s. Just a few weeks later, the remains of a climber discovered in the Swiss Alps were identified as a British mountaineer who went missing in 1971, local police said Thursday. That same year, a shrinking glacier in Switzerland revealed the bodies of a frozen couple who went missing in 1942. Police told local media that their bodies were discovered near a ski lift on the glacier by a worker for an adventure resort company. In 2016, the bodies of a renowned mountain climber and expedition cameraman who were buried in a Himalayan avalanche in 1999 were found partially melting out of a glacier. Sneak peek: The Strange Shooting of Alex Pennig Quadruple murder suspect captured in Tennessee, officials confirm Neil deGrasse Tyson weighs in on plans for a moon-based nuclear reactor Solve the daily Crossword
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5 days ago
- First Post
How climate change resulted in body of Pakistani man, missing for decades, being discovered
The body of Naseeruddin, who disappeared in Pakistan's mountainous Kohistan region in 1997, has been found. A local shepherd discovered his remains, which were well-preserved, in a melting glacier. But how did he vanish 28 years ago? read more The body of a man who went missing in Pakistan 28 years ago has been found. In a surprising incident, the corpse was discovered remarkably preserved in a melting glacier in the country's remote and mountainous Kohistan region. The man had gone missing in the area in June 1997 after falling into a glacier crack during a snowstorm while travelling through the remote Supat Valley. The entire saga sounds no less than a movie. Here's what happened. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Man goes missing in Pakistan A father of two, Naseeruddin, alias Hajo, from the Saleh Khel tribe, disappeared in 1997. He was travelling with his brother, Kaseeruddin, on horseback on the day he went missing, as per a BBC report. Police said a family feud forced them to leave their home. The family had to migrate from Palas Valley to the nearby Alai tehsil in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Naseeruddin's younger brother, Gardezi, was killed in a so-called honour-related dispute, locals told The Express Tribune. Kaseeruddin recalled that on the day his brother went missing, the duo took an unconventional route through the mountains in fear of any potential threats, the Pakistani daily reported. The brother told BBC Urdu that they had arrived in the Lady Valley of Kohistan in the morning. Sometime in the afternoon, Naseeruddin went into a cave. After he did not return, Kaseeruddin said he looked for him inside the cave. When he could not find him, he went and sought help from others to search further. As per The Express Tribune, Kaseeruddin said that they heard gunshots during their return journey, following which they tried to evade attackers. It was then that Naseeruddin tried to hide in an icy cave, never to be found until now. Body is found 28 years later It was a chance that Naseeruddin's body was found. A local shepherd named Umar Khan stumbled upon his remains on August 1. As per eyewitnesses, the clothes and physical features of the body were largely intact. An ID card was found on the corpse with the name Naseeruddin. The recent glacial melt revealed the missing man's body. The region has reported decreased snowfall in recent years, leading to glaciers melting faster as they become exposed to direct sunlight. How glaciers preserved the body Experts say the discovery of the body shows how climate change is exacerbating the melting of glaciers. Dr Adnan Ahmad Tahir told The Express Tribune that glaciers in northern Pakistan are melting quickly. Last month, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan recorded unprecedented temperatures, which sped up glacial melt and exposed long-hidden objects and human remains. 'What I saw was unbelievable,' the shepherd who found the body told BBC Urdu. 'The body was intact. The clothes were not even torn.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD But how did this happen? Speaking to The Express Tribune, Dr Muhammad Bilal, a professor at Comstats University Abbottabad, said that extreme cold, low humidity and oxygen, and snow cover inside glaciers lead to a natural mummification process that can preserve a body for decades, even centuries. With inputs from agencies
Express Tribune
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Aina Asif is still a kid
You need not have a particularly vivid imagination to picture the pressures faced by a teenaged actor in a world of unfiltered social media piggybacked to a ruthless comments section. If, however, you lack even the unvivid imagination required to come to this realisation on your own, 16-year-old actor Aina Asif is here to confirm that the throbbing pressure is indeed real – albeit backed with support, passion, and an ounce of common sense, it is entirely survivable. Taking pains to illustrate the unique experience of a Gen Z adolescent flourishing in the public eye, the young Parwarish star could not stress enough in a BBC Urdu interview that viewers still struggle to grasp her real age. "No matter how I dress, no matter how I act, people know I'm 16!" she began. "Everyone knows this, and yet they say, 'But you don't look like a child!' But whatever I look like, I still have the mind of a 16-year-old!" Becoming Maya Aina's acting career began at the tender age of 14 when she played a teenaged mother in Mayi Ri, although her current claim to fame is playing the head-over-heels-in-love Maya in Parwarish. Fans will recall Maya convincing her (deeply concerned) mother that her beau of choice, Wali, is in his 'struggling phase' and will soon be rolling in riches after he embarks on his imminent career in music. "Maya is close to her mother, and has the space to vent and share her feelings – something she cannot do with her father," noted Aina. Whatever else the script puts Maya through ("Maya is forced into marriage, and I cannot even imagine myself in a situation like that!") sharing a bond with a parent is nothing new to the girl who brings her to life. As someone who has grown up in a loving, supportive family environment, the closeness Maya shares with her mother is one that, to Aina, felt like home. "I found it so relatable to play Maya, because I, too, can tell my mother anything," explained Aina. "I feel like Maya has a canvas on which she can express her emotions, which is very much needed for a growing child." Unrelatable roles Not all of her roles, of course, have been as easy to relate to for the emerging young actor. If Aina found it difficult to stomach playing a young girl forced into marriage, inhabiting the skin of a teenage mother, Aini, in Mayi Ri was one she found even more alien. "When I was filming Mayi Ri, I was still learning. I was 15 – no, 14!" recalled Aina. "My character had a daughter, so when I would pick her – because of course, there was a real kid on set! – she would cry every time. Then I would turn to the camera, because I was so flustered! I was like 'I'm a kid too, How am I supposed to handle this?'" So overwhelmed was Aina that she would turn to director Meesam Naqvi (who has also directed Parwarish) and plead, "Should I just give her my phone for two minutes?" Two years down the line, Aina has not forgotten her director's next words. "He would say, 'No, Aina, if you are so frustrated, remember that you will go home at 10PM. You will not have to put her to bed or anything. But a real mother your age (because Aini was my age), she will feel the same things. I want you to feel things, because I want these things to come out." The realisation that other girls endure in real life what she was struggling to portray on screen proved to be a humbling lesson for Aina. "It really hit me that me, Aina, with the family that I come from, it's very different from the characters that I play," pointed out the star. "I mean, I cannot even imagine that my mother or father would come and tell me – and this age, especially – that they have found a rishta for me. So to understand that hurt, that pain, was a little difficult for me, but once it hit me, it hit me hard." The impact of Aini's story, and what it represents, is not lost on Aina. "Even today when I think of Aini, I get teary-eyed," she confessed. "Because what happened to her was so unfair." Finding fame at 14 Besides having the opportunity to peek into how the other half lives, as it were, Aina is well aware of the cost of having a very public career at her age. If she had her own say, she would reduce working hours for actors, but for now, she has set her own boundaries ("I don't wear revealing clothes and I don't like intimate scenes"). Through it all, she still acutely feels the pressure of finding fame at 14. "You need to enforce a specific track or mindset on yourself," she mused. "I need to make sure that I am not affected by some things. As for criticism, – there are some parts that I need to understand, but these are the people who will help you get where you need to go. You need to know who you should listen to and who you can ignore." Social media, of course, is a different ballgame. Again, Aina has been forced to learn to block out hurtful comments – mainly about her looks – and has trained herself to firmly look the other way. "It used to affect me so much – to the point where if I read something negative about me, it would ruin my whole night," she admitted. "I would start to cry. Now – I am still affected, I am not totally immune, but I try to not think about them so much." Aina does, however, have some choiceful words for those who insist on commenting on her looks or comparing her unkindly to cartoon characters online – something she assures viewers has happened. "I don't think anyone should comment on the way anyone looks. If you don't like someone, don't watch them!" she said. "I remember one time I saw this post where someone was comparing me to a cartoon character [...] I didn't realise until later that they meant it as an insult!" The actor then did the very thing she should have avoided: she dived into the comments section. "Everyone was making fun of me! It affected me – but then I felt sad that people don't see the craft. My career is about acting. They don't consider that I'm a child. These things obviously hurt!" Aina's eye-opening foray into the world of social media has led to a determination that there are parts of herself she will never reveal to fans and followers. "There are certain parts of my life that are just mine that no one has been able to comment on," she insisted. "If people start criticising that too, I would lose myself."
Express Tribune
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Aina Asif is still a kid, and wants you to remember it when you troll
You need not have a particularly vivid imagination to picture the pressures faced by a teenaged actor in a world of unfiltered social media piggybacked to a ruthless comments section. If, however, you lack even the unvivid imagination required to come to this realisation on your own, 16-year-old actor Aina Asif is here to confirm that the throbbing pressure is indeed real - albeit backed with support, passion, and an ounce of common sense, it is entirely survivable. Taking pains to illustrate the unique experience of a Gen Z adolescent flourishing in the public eye, the young Parwarish star could not stress enough in a BBC Urdu interview that viewers still struggle to grasp her real age. 'No matter how I dress, no matter how I act, people know I'm 16!' she began. 'Everyone knows this, and yet they say, 'But you don't look like a child!' But whatever I look like, I still have the mind of a 16-year-old!' Becoming Maya Aina's acting career began at the tender age of 14 when she played a teenaged mother in Mayi Ri, although her current claim to fame is playing the head-over-heels-in-love Maya in Parwarish. Fans will recall Maya convincing her (deeply concerned) mother that her beau of choice, Wali, is in his 'struggling phase' and will soon be rolling in riches after he embarks on his imminent career in music. 'Maya is close to her mother, and has the space to vent and share her feelings - something she cannot do with her father,' noted Aina. Whatever else the script puts Maya through ('Maya is forced into marriage, and I cannot even imagine myself in a situation like that!') sharing a bond with a parent is nothing new to the girl who brings her to life. As someone who has grown up in a loving, supportive family. environment, the closeness Maya shares with her mother is one that, to Aina, felt like home. 'I found it so relatable to play Maya, because I, too, can tell my mother anything,' explained Aina. 'I feel like Maya has a canvas on which she can express her emotions, which is very much needed for a growing child.' Relatable roles Not all of her roles, of course, have been as easy to relate to for the emerging young actor. If Aina found it difficult to stomach playing a young girl forced into marriage, inhabiting the skin of a teenage mother, Aini, in Mayi Ri was one she found even more alien. 'When I was filming Mayi Ri, I was still learning. I was 15 - no, 14!' recalled Aina. 'My character had a daughter, so when I would pick her - because of course, there was a real kid on set! - she would cry every time. Then I would turn to the camera, because I was so flustered! I was like 'I'm a kid too, How am I supposed to handle this?'' So overwhelmed was Aina that she would seek solace from director Meesam Naqvi (who has also directed Parwarish) and plead, 'Should I just give her my phone for two minutes?' Two years down the line, Aina has not forgotten her director's next words. 'He would say, 'No, Aina, if you are so frustrated, remember that you will go home at 10PM. You will not have to put her to bed or anything. But a real mother your age (because Aini was my age), she will feel the same things. I want you to feel things, because I want these things to come out.' The realisation that other girls endure in real life what she was struggling to portray on screen proved to be a humbling lesson for Aina. 'It really hit me that me, Aina, with the family that I come from, it's very different from the characters that I play,' pointed out the star. 'I mean, I cannot even imagine that my mother or father would come and tell me - and this age, especially - that they have found a rishta for me. So to understand that hurt, that pain, was a little difficult for me, but once it hit me, it hit me hard.' The impact of Aini's story, and what it represents, is not lost on Aina. 'Even today when I think of Aini, I get teary-eyed,' she confessed. 'Because what happened to her was so unfair.' Finding fame at 14 Besides having the opportunity to peek into how the other half lives, as it were, Aina is well aware of the cost of having a very public career at her age. If she had her own say, she would reduce working hours for actors, but for now, she has set her own boundaries ('I don't wear revealing clothes and I don't like intimate scenes'). Through it all, she still acutely feels the pressure of finding fame at 14. 'You need to enforce a specific track or mindset on yourself,' she insisted. 'I need to make sure that I am not affected by some things. As for criticism, - there are some parts that I need to understand, but these are the people who will help you get where you need to go. You need to know who you should listen to and who you can ignore.' Social media, of course, is a different ballgame. Again, Aina has been forced to learn to block out hurtful comments - mainly about her looks - and has trained herself to firmly look the other way. 'It used to affect me so much - to the point where if I read something negative about me, it would ruin my whole night,' she admitted. 'I would start to cry. Now - I am still affected, I am not totally immune, but I try to not think about them so much.' Aina does, however, have some choiceful words for those who insist on commenting on her looks or comparing her unkindly to cartoon characters online - something she assures viewers has happened. 'I don't think anyone should comment on the way anyone looks. If you don't like someone, don't watch them!' she said. 'I remember one time I saw this post where someone was comparing me to a cartoon character [...] I didn't realise until later that they meant it as an insult!' The actor then did the very thing she should have avoided: she dived into the comments section. 'Everyone was making fun of me! It affected me - but then I felt sad that people don't see the craft. My career is about acting. They don't consider that I'm a child. These things obviously hurt!' Aina's eye-opening foray into the world of social media has led to a determination that there are parts of herself she will never reveal to fans and followers. 'There are certain parts of my life that are just mine that no one has been able to comment on,' she insisted. 'If people start criticising that too, I would lose myself.' Have something to add to the story? Share it in the comments below.
