U.S. Central Intelligence Agency map By Arooj Khalid   Reporter Youth Journalism International LAHORE, Pakistan – The Siachen glacier of the Karakorum mountain range is the second largest in the world. But as part of the disputed area of Kashmir, this area is most famous for being the earth’s highest battlefield. Here, India and Pakistan have fought for years over Kashmir. This warfare has been continued since 1984 and is still going on. Both countries have a permanent military presence in this frozen area where temperatures often get down to 50 below zero Celsius, or almost 60 below zero on the Fahrenheit scale. This may be the most terrible and melancholy example of bloodshed on mountains. This region has harsh weather conditions and many soldiers die each year – mostly due to extreme weather – and Siachen is … Read entire article »

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency map By Arooj Khalid   Reporter Youth Journalism International LAHORE, Pakistan – The Siachen glacier of the Karakorum mountain range is the second largest in the world. But as part of the disputed area of Kashmir, this area is most famous for being the earth’s highest battlefield. Here, India and Pakistan have fought for years over Kashmir. This warfare has been continued since 1984 and is still going on. Both countries have a permanent military presence … Read entire article »

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency map By Arooj Khalid   Reporter Youth Journalism International LAHORE, Pakistan – The Siachen glacier of the Karakorum mountain range is the second largest in the world. But as part of the disputed area of Kashmir, this area is most famous for being the earth’s highest battlefield. Here, India and Pakistan have fought for years over Kashmir. This warfare has been continued since 1984 and is still going on. Both countries have a permanent military presence in this frozen area where temperatures often get down to 50 below zero Celsius, or almost 60 below zero on the Fahrenheit scale. This may be the most terrible and melancholy example of bloodshed on mountains. This region has harsh weather conditions and many soldiers die each year – mostly due to extreme weather – and … Read entire article »

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency map By Arooj Khalid   Reporter Youth Journalism International LAHORE, Pakistan – The Siachen glacier of the Karakorum mountain range is the second largest in the world. But as part of the disputed area of Kashmir, this area is most famous for being the earth’s highest battlefield. Here, India and Pakistan have fought for years over Kashmir. This warfare has been continued since 1984 and is still going on. Both countries have a permanent military presence in this frozen area where temperatures often get down to 50 below zero Celsius, or almost 60 below zero on the Fahrenheit scale. This may be the most terrible and melancholy example of bloodshed on mountains. This region has harsh weather conditions and many soldiers die each year – mostly due to extreme weather – and … Read entire article »

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency map By Arooj Khalid   Reporter Youth Journalism International LAHORE, Pakistan – The Siachen glacier of the Karakorum mountain range is the second largest in the world. But as part of the disputed area of Kashmir, this area is most famous for being the earth’s highest battlefield. Here, India and Pakistan have fought for years over Kashmir. This warfare has been continued since 1984 and is still going on. Both countries have a permanent military presence in this frozen area where temperatures often get down to 50 below zero Celsius, or almost 60 below zero on the Fahrenheit scale. This may be the most terrible and melancholy example of bloodshed on mountains. This region has harsh weather conditions and many soldiers die each year – mostly due to extreme weather – and Siachen is … Read entire article »