Pakistan felicitates Nepalese climbers on first winter K2 ascent.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan on Sunday felicitated the team of Nepalese mountaineers for making a history by reaching the summit of Pakistan's K2, the world's second highest mountain, in winter.

Calling the expedition as 'one of the most coveted achievements in mountaineering,' the Foreign Office spokesperson wished the climbers a safe return from the peak.

'Pakistan: The ultimate destination of mountaineering,' the spokesperson remarked on Twitter.

The history makers included Nirmal Purja, Mingma David Sherpa, Mingma Tenzi Sherpa, Geljen Sherpa, Pem Chiri Sherpa, Dawa Temba Sherpa, Mingma G, Dawa Tenjin Sherpa, Kilu Pemba Sherpa and Sona Sherpa.

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