Siachen: Gayari Tragedy’s 13th anniversary is being observed today to pay homage to the soldiers of the Pakistan army, along with civilians who embraced martyrdom in a fatal avalanche in 2012.

One hundred and forty people, including 129 soldiers and 11 civilians, were trapped under the snow at an altitude of about 13,000 feet, near the Siachen Glacier region, after an avalanche hit an army base in the Gayari sector.

Lieutenant Colonel Tanveer was commanding the northern line infantry battalion on the Siachen Glacier, while Major Zaka was also present with him.

These men were silenced and buried under 70 feet of snow on the morning of April 7, 2012, making it the worst avalanche that the Pakistani Military has ever experienced.

A monument, Yadghar-E-Shohada, is erected on the highest peak of Siachen to remind us of these martyrs as living nations do not forget their men, who sacrificed their lives for the defense of the motherland.