An avalanche has buried over 100 Pakistani soldiers in snow
With temperatures as low as minus 70 degrees celcius,Gayari, an area in the Siachen region of the Himalayas, is a disputed area between India and Pakistan, with the Siachen war breaking out in 1987, three years after India gained control of it. As a whole,the Himalayas and its province of Kashmir are claimed by both India and Pakistan with some areas belonging to one country and others to another country.
Over 12 hours have passed and have been no signs of survival.
India spends over $80,000 a day (excluding wages and bonuses) on keeping troops in Siachen, Pakistan has less than half as many troops. One may say this is not of our concern, but a true Westerner sides with India by reading the three main points below:
Pakistan claims Kashmir even though it is Indian land~Kashmir's Raja Hari Singh was a Hindu. In 1947, Pakistan attacked Kashmir first so they could conquer it as they believed in belonged to them (a 77% Muslim population). Kashmir joined India because of Pakistan's error.
Pakistan has more than one bomb blast a week~The rise of Islamic extremism. Al Qaeda has huge harbourings there.
Pakistan conveniently could not find Osama bin Laden even though Abbottabad is well populated AND is near a military base~Pakistan has many Taliban members. In fact, Pakistan is the Taliban's second home after Afghanistan.
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