Pak climbers Naila, Shehroze set to scale 8000mPeaks in Nepal.

LAHORE -- Pakistan's top climber Naila Kiani announced that she will be climbing Mount Everest and Mount Lhotse in Nepal in April while Shehroze Kashif said that he will climb Mount Annapurna and Mount Dhaulagiri in Nepal.

The duo aims to raise the Pakistani flag at the top of these 8,000-meter peaks. During a media briefing held at the Bilquis and Abdul Razak Dawood (BARD) Foundation office, Naila and Shehroze (virtually) were joined by Abdul Razak Dawood, the founder of the BARD Foundation, and other officials.

They stated that April and May are the best months to scale 8,000-meter peaks, that's why they have picked the month of April for their expedition. They also expressed their gratitude towards the BARD Foundation for their generous support that will help them hold the Pakistani flag high and promote a soft and positive image of the country across the world. Naila Kiani, who is also a boxer and rock climber, has already summited K2 in her first attempt, as well as Gasherbrum-I and Gasherbrum-II. After these achievements, she is now geared up to scale Mount Everest in April. She said:

'I have always been a passionate mountain lover, and this love for mountains, along with a group of mountaineers during my visit to K2 base camp, motivated me to climb the 8,000-meter peaks in Pakistan. 'I am currently captivated by the challenge of scaling Mount Everest, and once I achieve this feat, I have ambitious plans to climb the remaining 8,000-meter-plus peaks, including Nanga Parbat and Broad Peak, in order to fulfill my dream of climbing all the 8000-meter peaks in Pakistan and Nepal,' she confidently asserted. Shehroze Kashif, a 21-yearold mountaineer, is the youngest person in the world...