ISLAMABAD: Imran Junaidi, younger brother of senior reporter Dawn Ikram Junaidi, was laid to rest at the H-11 graveyard on Sunday.

In 2015, Imran along with two other climbers — Usman Tariq and Khurram Rajput — went missing during their expedition to Sarwali Peak in Azad Kashmir. Search operations conducted in 2015 and 2016 remained unsuccessful.

In August this year, trekkers from Neelum Valley, including Altaf Ahmad Lone and Khawaja Rafiq, spotted the remains of the missing mountaineers.

On the request of the relatives of one of the missing mountaineers, the chief secretary Azad Kashmir directed the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) to provide all possible help and support to bring down the bodies.

A team was constituted that included trekkers Altaf Lone, Khawaja Rafiq and members of the Alpine Club.

On September 3, the team left for Neelum Valley and reached the bodies on Sept 7 and brought them down from the height of 16,000 feet. The bodies were brought to Islamabad on Sunday morning.

Published in Dawn, September 9th, 2024