Overview

• A local shepherd, Omar Khan, unearthed the body on August 1 in Supat Valley (Lady Valley) within Pakistan’s Kohistan region.
• Experts from Comsats University Islamabad attribute the natural mummification to extreme cold, low oxygen and minimal moisture inside the glacier.
• An intact identification card and family testimony enabled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police to verify the remains as Naseeruddin, who vanished in June 1997.
• Authorities have informed Naseeruddin’s brother and are coordinating efforts to recover the body and return it to the family.
• Researchers warn that accelerated glacier retreat in the Himalayas is increasingly exposing long-buried human remains and cultural artifacts.