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What happened Rescue efforts are underway to find a group of missing climbers following an avalanche on a mountain in Pakistan.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence High confidence. 20 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidence High 20 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidence Mostly same 15/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-left Pakistan searching for 10 climbers missing on Broad Peak after an avalanche ABC News - International · Center-left · News report
Center World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 10 missing after avalanche in Pakistan WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-right Famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja is missing after avalanche in Pakistan Daily Mail UK · Right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 10 missing after avalanche in Pakistan World-renowned among 10 missing
Rescue efforts are underway to find a group of missing climbers following an avalanche on a mountain in Pakistan.
Open source Famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja is missing after avalanche in Pakistan Famed is missing
Nirmal Purja, a mountaineer who served in the British military for 15 years, went missing after leading an expedition up Pakistan's Broad Peak.
Open source Renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja among missing climbers after avalanche on Broad Peak Renowned among missing climbers
Nepal’s Nirmal Purja, who led the expedition of 10 climbers, set a world record in 2019, becoming the first person ever to climb all 14 of the world’s highest peaks surpassing the 8,000 met...
Open source World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 10 missing after avalanche in Pakistan World-renowned among 10 missing
Rescue efforts are underway to find a group of missing climbers following an avalanche on a mountain in Pakistan.
Open source World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 10 missing after avalanche in Pakistan Rescue efforts are underway to find a group of missing climbers following an avalanche on a mountain in Pakistan.
Open source World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 10 missing after avalanche in Pakistan Rescue efforts are underway to find a group of missing climbers following an avalanche on a mountain in Pakistan.
Open source Show all 20 sources World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 10 missing after avalanche in Pakistan Rescue efforts are underway to find a group of missing climbers following an avalanche on a mountain in Pakistan.
Open source World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 10 missing after avalanche in Pakistan Rescue efforts are underway to find a group of missing climbers following an avalanche on a mountain in Pakistan.
Open source World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 10 missing after avalanche in Pakistan Rescue efforts are underway to find a group of missing climbers following an avalanche on a mountain in Pakistan.
Open source World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 10 missing after avalanche in Pakistan Rescue efforts are underway to find a group of missing climbers following an avalanche on a mountain in Pakistan.
Open source World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 10 missing after avalanche in Pakistan Rescue efforts are underway to find a group of missing climbers following an avalanche on a mountain in Pakistan.
Open source World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 10 missing after avalanche in Pakistan Rescue efforts are underway to find a group of missing climbers following an avalanche on a mountain in Pakistan.
Open source World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 10 missing after avalanche in Pakistan Rescue efforts are underway to find a group of missing climbers following an avalanche on a mountain in Pakistan.
Open source World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 10 missing after avalanche in Pakistan Rescue efforts are underway to find a group of missing climbers following an avalanche on a mountain in Pakistan.
Open source Pakistan rescuers find 4 bodies of the 10 climbers missing on Broad Peak after an avalanche Efforts were underway to retrieve the bodies of the four climbers despite the harsh weather, according to the senior government officials.
Open source 4 bodies found as search continues for climbers missing after Broad Peak avalanche Four bodies were found on Friday as a search operation was underway to locate climbers who went missing on Broad Peak a day earlier after an avalanche struck around midday. The Alpine Club...
Open source Four Dead, Famed Nepal Climber Among Missing In Pakistan At least four climbers have died after a team of 10, including renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja, went missing Thursday following an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan’s Karakoram range.
Open source 4 bodies found, 6 climbers still missing after Broad Peak avalanche Rescue crews searching for 10 missing mountaineers following an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak mountain found four bodies, officials said Friday.
Open source
Center-left Mostly Factual Pakistan searching for 10 climbers missing on Broad Peak after an avalanche Pakistani rescuers backed by the military are searching for 10 international climbers missing after an avalanche on Broad Peak
Open source Renowned climber among missing after Pakistan avalanche Renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja is among ten people missing after an avalanche in northern Pakistan where they were on a climbing expedition, the country's alpine club said.
Open source Details 15/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 20 sources 15/99 Wording Gap High confidence 20 sources · 3 bias buckets Stable · 20 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format Formats: News report, Wire story
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Jul 31, 5:30 AM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.
Jul 31, 6:33 AM: ABC News - International joined the source map.
Jul 31, 7:03 AM: UPI joined the source map.
Jul 31, 7:38 AM: Bloomberg joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 15/99 and story health is stable · 20 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.
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