Remote Pakistan Village Produces 2 Olympic Hopefuls

Pakistan, which has sent athletes to previous Winter Olympics, this year sends a two-man delegation — an uncle and his nephew — to compete in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Muhammad Karim, 22, and his nephew Syed Human, 26, are both from the Naltar Valley, a village located in Gilgit Baltistan, the northernmost region of the country. Karim was the sole athlete from Pakistan at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. "It feels very good. Before I was alone, and now, God willing, we have a...

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