Pakistan woman conquers Mount Everest

KARACHI: 22 year old Samina Baig has become the first Pakistani woman to reach the summit of the Mount Everest, Geo News reported Sunday.

Mirza Ali, the brother of Samina Baig, said in a message that he along with his sister reached the world’s highest mountain with a peak at 8,848 metres.

According to reports, Baig completed the climb to the summit at around 7:30am local time with her brother Mirza Ali, who becomes the third and youngest Pakistani male to scale the mountain.

Ali and Samina are natives of Shimshal village in Hunza valley.