ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday congratulated Samina Baig on becoming the first woman from the country to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

The 22-year-old Baig, from the small town of Shimshal in the Hunza valley in Pakistan's mountainous north, scaled the 8,848 metre peak early on Sunday after a gruelling expedition in rough weather.

Karrar Haidri, member executive council of Pakistan Alpine Club (PAC), said Baig had raised Pakistan's name in the world.

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