Zardari and Kayani visits Gayari
This handout photograph taken on April 12, 2012, and released by Pakistan's Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), shows army personnel taking surveying measurements as they search for avalanche victims. — Photo by AFP

ISLAMABAD: Two more bodies were recovered in Gayari sector, Siachen.

On April 7, 2012, an avalanche claimed the lives of the 139 soldiers and civilians from the Northern Light Infantry posted in Gayari.

Following a rescue operation that has lasted nearly two months, six bodies have been recovered so far. Meanwhile, the identification of the bodies is now in process.

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