ISLAMABAD — The use of drones in Pakistan normally brings to mind images of U.S. spy planes attacking tribal areas. But drones now are being used to capture a different kind of picture in the country ...

A summer 'vortex' of cold air over the Karakoram mountain range is causing the glaciers in the region to grow in spite of global warming, scientists have shown. Publishing their findings today in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pakistan is home to K2, the second-tallest mountain in the world. Punnawit Suwuttananun, Getty Images The trail to the base of ...

K2, the world's second highest mountain, reaches 8,611 meters (28,251 feet). First climbed July 31, 1954, K2 is in the Karakoram Range (Pakistan/China border). K2 is known as the 'Savage Mountain' due ...

A new study analyzing a lake formed by a glacier surge in the Karakoram Mountains has revealed how satellite images can be used to monitor the potential for lake drainage hazards. New research has ...

Researchers identify 'Karakoram vortex' and explain why glaciers near K2 are growing in size. A summer 'vortex' of cold air over the Karakoram mountain range is causing the glaciers in the region to ...

July 29 (UPI) --An international team is trying to rescue badly injured former Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier from a peak on Pakistan's Karakoram Mountains. A falling rock struck and ...