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The Karakoram mountain range

While many famous peaks sit in the Himalayas, Pakistan is home to the Karakoram range, which contains several of the highest mountains on Earth. These peaks are notoriously jagged, steep, and prone to rapid weather shifts compared to their Nepalese counterparts, making rescue operations extremely difficult when disasters occur in remote areas.

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