Karrar Haidri
Mountain Day 2012
Alpine Club of Pakistan and Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) in collaboration with a number of adventure clubs and educational institutions of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Tuesday organised an event titled ‘Mountain Challenge’ on Trail-5 at Margalla Hills to celebrate the International Mountain Day.
As many as 300 students of schools and colleges were engaged in various outdoor learning experience including competition and learn basic life skills like confidence, problems solving, communication and creativity. The activities included pulley crossing, slack-lining, human knot, shrinking ship, balloon scramble, magic carpet, target dart, creative painting etc. Thirty teams, having 10 members each, from various schools and colleges participated in the event.
PTDC Managing Director Shahjahan Khetran was the chief guest at the award distribution ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, he congratulated and thanked Alpine Club for organising such event to celebrate International Mountains Day and hoped that both the organisations will continue their efforts to promote tourism and adventure sports in the country. He added that PTDC has carried out UNWTO Campaign: One Billion Tourists — One Billion Opportunities, and PTDC is obtaining suggestion and feedback from tourists and visitors for betterment of services. Colonel (r) Manzoor Hussain, President Alpine Club and Secretary Abu Zafar Sadiq, Ayaz Ahmed Shigri Member Executive Council ACP, Tariq Siddiqi, Member ACP, Sohail Khan Member ACP, Ali Usman Member ACP and Karrar Haidri Member Executive Council ACP & Media Coordinator were also present at the
Occasion.
More than 300 students from Rawalpindi and Islamabad schools, including Faiza Education System Islamabad, Alhuda International School, IIUI School, Grammar School, Roots College International and Islamabad Model College for Girls, participated in the Mountain Challenge. The City School took the first position, Grammar School second and Islamabad College took the 3rd position.
Mountain Day 2012
Alpine Club of Pakistan and Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) in collaboration with a number of adventure clubs and educational institutions of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Tuesday organised an event titled ‘Mountain Challenge’ on Trail-5 at Margalla Hills to celebrate the International Mountain Day.
As many as 300 students of schools and colleges were engaged in various outdoor learning experience including competition and learn basic life skills like confidence, problems solving, communication and creativity. The activities included pulley crossing, slack-lining, human knot, shrinking ship, balloon scramble, magic carpet, target dart, creative painting etc. Thirty teams, having 10 members each, from various schools and colleges participated in the event.
PTDC Managing Director Shahjahan Khetran was the chief guest at the award distribution ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, he congratulated and thanked Alpine Club for organising such event to celebrate International Mountains Day and hoped that both the organisations will continue their efforts to promote tourism and adventure sports in the country. He added that PTDC has carried out UNWTO Campaign: One Billion Tourists — One Billion Opportunities, and PTDC is obtaining suggestion and feedback from tourists and visitors for betterment of services. Colonel (r) Manzoor Hussain, President Alpine Club and Secretary Abu Zafar Sadiq, Ayaz Ahmed Shigri Member Executive Council ACP, Tariq Siddiqi, Member ACP, Sohail Khan Member ACP, Ali Usman Member ACP and Karrar Haidri Member Executive Council ACP & Media Coordinator were also present at the
Occasion.
More than 300 students from Rawalpindi and Islamabad schools, including Faiza Education System Islamabad, Alhuda International School, IIUI School, Grammar School, Roots College International and Islamabad Model College for Girls, participated in the Mountain Challenge. The City School took the first position, Grammar School second and Islamabad College took the 3rd position.