Pakistani mountaineer Abdul Joshi raises Pakistani flag on Mount Everest

Abdul Joshi, resident of Hunza, on Monday successfully climbed the world’s highest mountain Mount Everest and raised Pakistan’s flag on top of the world.

Joshi is well Known as a “pathfinder” among mountaineers because of his super skills. The expedition began on April 22 and they reached Camp 4 on May 15.

The thirty-eight-year-old Joshi embarked the final summit from Camp 4 last night at around 9pm and reached the top on Sunday near 5am. The summit was confirmed on Joshi’s Facebook page.

“Alhamdulliah! Another triumph for Pakistan! Abdul Joshi has summited Mount Everest - the Highest Mountain in the World. May Allah be praised for all His glory,” the post read.

He is the eighth Pakistani to successfully scale Mount Everest. Joshi is likely to return to the base camp on May 18.