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Despite recent climber deaths, Pakistan hasn't issued mountaineering restrictions, according to an official, emphasizing climbers' awareness of risks. The death of Chinese climber Guan Jing on K2, following German mountaineer Laura Dahlmeier's death, highlights the dangers. Authorities aim to improve infrastructure and rescue facilities, as mountaineering significantly boosts the local economy.

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to visit the United Kingdom from August 17-19, where he will meet with UK Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and other officials to discuss bilateral issues. Dar will also inaugurate a Punjab Land Record Authority project aimed at assisting the Pakistani diaspora with land documentation.

Director Steven Spielberg, picking up a lifetime achievement award at the Berlin Film Festival, said the prospect of making new films continued to excite him at 76, and unveiled new details of his planned HBO series.

The next World Bank president should be a woman, Germany's international development minister told Reuters in remarks that could strengthen the potential candidacy of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the American-Nigerian head of the World Trade Organization.