Gayari: 126 bodies recovered by Pakistan Army , search for 13 underway

Our Correspondent

Islamabad, April 28: The Pakistan Army is busy digging the avalanche debris in Gayari sector of Siachin glacier, where a huge natural disaster had led to the martyrdom of around 139 people, mostly soldiers of the NLI Regiment of Pakistan Army. The fatal incident had taken place last year on 17th April. Since then the Pakistan Army has been searching for the bodies of the martyrs. One body was recovered on Sunday taking the total number of recovered bodies to 126. The search for the remaining 13 is underway.

While visiting the disaster site last year the COAS General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani had said that the Army will use all resources required to dig out all of the trapped bodies.

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