History in the making: Salena — mountaineering princess of Pakistan set to summit Broad Peak

File photo of mountaineering princess of Pakistan, Selena Khawaja. (Social Media)
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June 28: The News reported that the mountaineering princess of Pakistan, 12-year-old Selena Khawaja, accompanied by her father Yousaf Khawaja, 61, is all set to attempt Broad Peak, a mountain in the Karakoram on the border of Pakistan and China, the twelfth-highest mountain in the world at 8,047 metres (26,401 ft) above sea level. If successful, it will make her set new world records -- making her the youngest person in the world to have summated an 8000ner.

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