Nepal envoy congratulates Naila, Nadia Sadpara for successfully ascending Mt Everest

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Nepal to Pakistan Tapas Adhikari on Sunday congratulated Naila Kiani, Nadia Azad and Sajid Ali Sadpara for successfully ascending Mt Everest (8848m), the world’s tallest mountain.

The envoy talking to APP congratulated Naila Kiani the first Pakistani, Nadia Azad (British Pakistani) and Sajid Ali Sadpara for achieving this and said, ‘Well done’.

The envoy said, “This will inspire other Pakistani women forthcoming in mountaineering.” “They can be a good example and encouragement for Pakistani women.”  According to the Secretary Alpine Club of Pakistan, Naila Kiani became the first Pakistani woman climber to summit five peaks of over 8,000m height when she successfully ascended Mt Everest (8848m), the world’s tallest mountain.

She reached the summit point at 8:02 am.” Nadia Azad and Sajid Ali Sadpara made the nation proud today, they also summited Mount Everest (8,848.86m), the world’s tallest peak and hoisted the country’s flag atop the peak. APP

Naila Kiani summits Mt Everest, first Pakistani women climber to complete 8000er

ISLAMABAD: Naila Kiani became first Pakistani woman climber to summit five peaks of over 8,000m height when on Sunday she successfully ascended Mt Everest (8848m), the world’s tallest mountain, Secretary Alpine Club of Pakistan, Karrar Haidri said in a statement.

“She reached the summit point at 8:02 am,” he said.

A mother of two kids, Kiani is a Dubai-based Pakistani banker and an amateur boxer. She first rose to prominence after images of her wedding shoot at K2 Base Camp in 2018 circulated on social media. She summited Gasherbrum-II (8,035m) in 2021, Gasherbrum-I (8,068m), K2 (8611) in July 2022 and Annapurna (8,091m) in 2023.

She had climbed K2, the world’s second tallest peak shortly after Samina  Baig, who was the first Pakistani woman to achieve the feat.