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From risky summits to representing Pakistan in media to women and minorities making themselves heard locally, this year has been historic.<\/p>\n
The outgoing year has been full of achievements for Pakistanis, especially women, who have broken barriers and achieved numerous \u2018firsts\u2019 in their respective fields.<\/p>\n
From accomplishing dangerous feats on mountain peaks to representing Pakistan internationally in the media, and with women and minorities making their voices heard locally, this year has been historic.<\/p>\n
Dawn.com<\/em> examines some of these milestones across various walks of life, which have left us beaming with pride.<\/p>\n Imagine becoming the first Pakistani woman climber to summit 10 peaks above 8,000 metres \u2014 renowned mountaineer Naila Kiani achieved that in reality this year. She also became the only Pakistani to ascend seven peaks above 8,000m in six months.<\/p>\n Listed below are her achievements and those of other mountaineers throughout 2023.<\/p>\n April:<\/strong> Mountaineer Sajid Ali Sadpara became the first Pakistani to scale Nepal\u2019s Annapurna peak<\/a> \u2014 the world\u2019s 10th-highest peak standing 8,091m tall \u2014 without the support of high-altitude porters and supplemental oxygen.<\/p>\n Sports<\/h2>\n