GILGIT: Over 1,700 foreign adventure tourists have applied for permits to climb peaks in Gilgit-Baltistan, with 175 eyeing to scale K2 this summer, according to a top government official.
Meanwhile, an eight-member team of Pakistani and Italian female climbers will start their expedition to summit the world’s second-highest peak, K2, this month.
GB Tourism Department Deputy Secretary Sajid Hussain told Dawn that adventure tourism in the region was booming.
He added that of the 1,700 foreign climbers who applied, several have been issued permits while the remaining applications were being processed.
“The visa clearance process has also been sped up for foreign climbers, and many will apply for a visa on arrival in…