British climber whose mother died on K2 missing on Pakistan mountain

A climber from the Peak District, whose mother died on the highest mountain in the Karakoram range in 1995, has been reported missing on a mountain in Pakistan.

Tom Ballard is attempting to climb Nanga Parbat with Daniele Nardi, from Italy, but the pair have not made contact with their team since Sunday.

A helicopter search and rescue attempt on Wednesday was postponed after Pakistan closed its airspace amid tensions with India, according to a statement from Mr Nardi's team, posted on his Facebook page in Italian.

An earlier update on the page said the pair had previously made contact from around 6,300m (20,669ft) up the mountain on Sunday.

The peak is 8,126 metres (26,660ft) above sea level and it has been nicknamed Killer Mountain because of the notoriously dangerous conditions.

The Foreign Office has confirmed it is in contact with Pakistani authorities.

Mr Ballard's mother Alison Hargreaves died aged 33 on K2, which stands on the border of China and Pakistan.

Earlier that year, she became the first woman to climb Mount Everest unaided.

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "Our staff are in contact with the Pakistani authorities regarding a British man who has been reported missing."