On 7 April 2012, an avalanche hit a Pakistani military base near the disputed Siachen Glacier region, trapping 140 soldiers and civilian contractors under deep snow. It is the worst avalanche that the Pakistani military has experienced in the area.

Salute to our soldiers who laid their lives for our safety and security while performing sacred duties of defending their motherland on the world's highest war zone "Siachen". According to army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas, on 7 April 2012 between 3 am - 4 am an Avalanche hit 135 individuals including 124 soldiers and 11 civilians at Gayari sector near Siachen Glacier. Lt Col Tanvir Ul Hassan, Maj Zaka Ul Haq and Capt Haleem Ullah (AMC) are part of the missing soldiers. The incident occurred at about an altitude of 16,000 feet and 180 miles northeast of Skardu, the capital of Baltistan. The rescue operation is underway, Troops with sniffer dogs, aided by helicopters, are recklessly trying to find signs of life in the deep snow after the avalanche engulfed the camp in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.

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