ISLAMABAD: The eleventh anniversary of the Gayari tragedy was observed Friday to pay homage to those who embraced martyrdom in the deadly avalanche near the Siachen Glacier region. The no-man’s-land is 20,000 feet (6,000 metres) above sea level. On 7 April 2012, a massive ice avalanche struck a Pakistani military headquarters at Gayari, 30 km west of the Siachen Glacier terminus, near the Siachen glacier region. The area located in a deep valley at 3,775 metres (12,385 feet) above sea level, the Gayari base is one of the most important Pakistani bases in the area. Gayari base is one of the most important Pakistani bases in the area.
