SIACHEN: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday visited the Gayari sector of Siachen glacier to express solidarity with the Pakistan Army, trying to reach out to the 138 trapped soldiers, hit by an avalanche.
President Zardari, accompanied by Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, witnessed the ongoing rescue operation in the Gayari sector,continuing the 12th day.
The President was given briefing about the search operation. Earlier, he took an aerial view of the avalanche.
President Zardari was scheduled to visit Siachen on Monday,which could not take place due to unsuitable weather conditions.
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