ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held telephonic conversation with his Chilean counterpart Andrés Allamand regarding the missing Chilean mountaineer Juan Pablo Mohr who was on the K-2 winter expedition.

The Foreign Minister expressed his deep concern over the missing team of mountaineers and apprised his Chilean counterpart of efforts being made by Pakistan to locate them.

He assured that Pakistan would make all possible efforts to trace the missing heroes.

Acknowledging the search and rescue operation, Chilean Foreign Minister thanked the Government of Pakistan on behalf of the people of Chile and the family of Mr. Juan Pablo Mohr for assistance in the search operations.

During the call, the two Foreign Ministers also discussed bilateral relations and agreed to remain engaged in future on bilateral and multilateral fora.

Meanwhile, all foreign climbers at the K2 base camp have decided to end the K2 Winter Expeditions, considering the harsh weather conditions.