While taking notice of the appeal of Wasif, son of mountaineer Asif Bhatti who was reportedly stuck somewhere on Nanga Parbat, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to start a rescue operation for the mountaineer, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The prime minister ordered the civil and military authorities in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) to initiate a rescue operation for Asif Bhatti stranded on Nanga Parbat.

Shehbaz Sharif also ordered the GB chief secretary to take immediate steps for the safe return of Asif Bhatti. He also directed him to contact the mountaineer’s son and console him.

There are reports of Asif Bhatti getting stuck at a height of 7,500 meters on Nanga Parbat. His son Wasif had appealed to the prime minister through social media to help his father.