The body of a man who disappeared nearly three decades ago has been found in a melting glacier in a remote part of Pakistan.
Nasiruddin, 33, a father of two, was on a horse riding trip with his brother in Kohistan in June 1997.
Hearing the gunshots, the two men started running and Nasiruddin took refuge in a nearby cave in the snow-capped Lady Valley Mountains but never emerged.
Despite a massive search operation organised by his brother Kathiruddin, no trace of Naseeruddin could be found, according to his family, as told to The Express Tribune.
Local shepherd Umar Khan found the tourist's body 28 years later, on August 1, inside a glacier that had been gradually melting over the years.
Khan told BBC Urdu that the body was “completely intact”, his clothes were undamaged and he still had his identification card with him.
“What I saw was amazing,” he added.
According to his brother Kathiruddin, Nasiruddin fled the area because his family was involved in a dispute with a “rival family”.
Nasiruddin was finally laid to rest on Tuesday, leaving behind a son and daughter in their 20s.
Son Naim said that due to a conflict in his family, he was unable to appear in his hometown in daylight for a long time.
“Now I come with my father's body,” he said.
“Words cannot express the pain I feel returning home with my father after so many years.”
Police confirmed the remains belong to Nasiruddin from Saleh Khel, a tribal village in the Cherat Mountains.
On the day of his disappearance, the two men had made a habit of visiting the nearby village of Alai to buy cattle and horses for later sale.
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They were returning home, but chose a more distant route due to ongoing family feuds following their separation.
“I went back and reached the place where I saw my brother enter the cave, but there was nothing there,” Kathiruddin said.
Sourse: metro.co.uk
