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Nine killed, 25 injured as avalanche hits Shounter Top in Pakistan’s mountainous north 

  • Official says the victims were nomads who bring their cattle from Punjab to Gilgit-Baltistan region every summer
  • The region is home to over 7,000 glaciers and often witnesses avalanches, landslides and glacial lake outbursts
By Nisar Ali  ·

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