Pakistan pilots get
bravery award Two Pakistani
pilots who carried out a daring rescue of a mountaineer are to be given
Slovenia's top award for bravery, Pakistani officials say. Slovenian
Tomaz Humar got stranded on the western end of the 8,125m Nanga Parbat
mountain in the Himalayas two years ago. He remained for around a
week on top of the world's ninth-highest peak. The helicopter
pilots plucked the 38-year-old from an icy ledge 6,000m up the peak
known as "killer mountain". The Slovenian president will present
Lt Col Rashid Ullah Beg and Lt Col Khalid Amir Rana with the Golden Order for Services in the country's capital,
Ljubljana, this month "for risking their lives during the rescue mission", a
Pakistan army statement said. news.bbc.co.uk 15 Jun 07
