This handout photograph taken on April 8, 2012, released by the ISPR shows an aerial view of Pakistani troops searching for avalanche victims.—AFP

ISLAMABAD: The United States has expressed its “deep concern” for the Pakistani soldiers currently trapped as a result of an avalanche in Gayari Sector of the Siachen Glacier.

We offer our condolences for those who have lost their lives as a result of the avalanche, said a US embassy release on Sunday.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the soldiers and their families and loved ones, it added.

The US is ready to assist Pakistan in search, rescue, and recovery operations, the statement further said.

“We stand by to offer any assistance that Pakistan requires in the aftermath of this tragedy.”

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