A SpiceJet flight which took off from Delhi and was headed to Dubai, made an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan after it developed a technical fault. All passengers onboard are safe.

SpiceJet flight makes an emergency landing in Pakistan's Karachi after technical fault

Operation Daredevils, the Indian Air Force mission to retrieve&nbsp;the mortal remains of&nbsp;<a href="Eight climbers - four from Britain, two from the United States, and one each from Australia and India - were reported missing last Friday after they failed to return to their base camp near Nanda Devi, India's second highest mountain.">missing foreign tourists</a>&nbsp;from the Nanda Devi base camp&nbsp;was halted on Wednesday due to terrain elevations and limitations of the helicopter.

The IAF helicopter was back in Pithoragarh, Uttrakhand after three failed attempts due to height.&nbsp;

The authorities are now deliberating on the next strategy for the mission.

The operation was joined by 4 ITBP trekkers and 5 Air Force personnel who took off from Munsyari today at 5 am in an ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter).

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Eight mountaineers, including from the US, the UK and Australia, were reported missing after they left Munsiyari on May 13 to scale the peak, but did not return to the base camp on the scheduled date of May 25.&nbsp;

The team was led by British mountaineer Martin Moran to the 7,434-metre peak.

It was a twelve-member group and four of them were rescued on Sunday.

IAF choppers spotted five bodies on Monday during their second day of aerial search.

The missing mountaineers comprised seven from the UK, the US and Australia, and a liaison officer from Delhi's Indian Mountaineering Foundation.

They have been identified as team leader Martin Moran, members John McLaren, Richard Payne, Rupert Havel (from the UK); Anthony Sudekum and Rachel Bimmel (from the US); Ruth Macrain (from Australia); and liaison officer Chetan Pandey.

More than 20 people have been killed in the mountains, including 11 on Mount Everest, the world`s highest peak that has been plagued by poor weather, inexperienced climbers and overcrowding.

Nanda Devi, at 7,816 metres (25,643 feet), and its sister mountain, Nanda Devi East, are among the world's most challenging peaks and only a handful of people have climbed them.

(With inputs from agencies)

Operation Daredevils, the Indian Air Force mission to retrieve the mortal remains of missing foreign tourists from the Nanda Devi base camp was halted on Wednesday due to terrain elevations and limitations of the helicopter.

Operation Daredevils, the Indian Air Force mission to retrieve the mortal remains of missing foreign tourists from the Nanda Devi base camp was halted on Wednesday due to terrain elevations and limitations of the helicopter. The IAF helicopter was back in Pithoragarh, Uttrakhand after three failed attempts due to height. The authorities are now deliberating on the next strategy for the mission. The operation was joined by 4 ITBP trekkers and 5 Air Force personnel who took off from Munsyari today at 5 am in an ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter). #WATCH Uttarakhand:4 highly trained mountaineers of ITBP to be heli-dropped by IAF chopper at 18,000-20,000 feet near Nanda Devi East. One ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) took off from Pithoragarh today at 5 AM to join search op of missing foreign tourists at Nanda Devi Base Camp pic.twitter.com/UFaUDRDzcb — ANI (@ANI) June 5, 2019 × Eight mountaineers, including from the US, the UK and Australia, were reported missing after they left Munsiyari on May 13 to scale the peak, but did not return to the base camp on the scheduled date of May 25. The team was led by British mountaineer Martin Moran to the 7,434-metre peak. It was a twelve-member group and four of them were rescued on Sunday. IAF choppers spotted five bodies on Monday during their second day of aerial search. The missing mountaineers comprised seven from the UK, the US and Australia, and a liaison officer from Delhi's Indian Mountaineering Foundation. They have been identified as team leader Martin Moran, members John McLaren, Richard Payne, Rupert Havel (from the UK); Anthony Sudekum and Rachel Bimmel (from the US); Ruth Macrain (from Australia); and liaison officer Chetan Pandey. More than 20 people have been killed in the mountains, including 11 on Mount Everest, the world`s highest peak that has been plagued by poor weather, inexperienced climbers and overcrowding. Nanda Devi, at 7,816 metres (25,643 feet), and its sister mountain, Nanda Devi East, are among the world's most challenging peaks and only a handful of people have climbed them. (With inputs from agencies)

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