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GILGIT: The record-breaking hopes of Pakistani climbers Naila Kiani, Sirbaz Khan and Shehroze Kashif were shattered as they had to abort their quest to summit Shishapangma peak in China, after avalanches killed four people, bringing the climbing season to an abrupt end. On Oct 7, 52 climbers from the US, the UK, Japan, Italy, Nepal, Pak­istan, and other countries were …

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