July, 2017 Voice of Youth Youth Hostels Association N e w s l e t t e r Sustainable Tourism through Hostelling – Celebrate 2017 with us! oice of outh tions in Qatar, 27 Sept. 2017 V Y UNWTO General Assembly in China, Sept. 2017 P a k i s t a n Yo u t h H o s t e l s A s s o c i a t i o n Closing ceremony in Geneva, Dec. 2017 How can you get involved? We will celebrate through a 10-month programme show- PYHA celebrates International Sports Day casing projects and practices in our hostels. From February Youth should have perennial love for sports, says Ambassador Humayun to November 2017, we will Pakistan Youth Hostels Asso- International Day for Sports tournament among various address one area per month ciation (PYHA) has been proa- such awareness activity was categories (kids, girls, boys, through a programme of ctively creating awareness organized at the PYHA Islamabad We celebrate the UN Year of doing and how you can take & stay events, best practices and special children and university Sustainable Tourism for part in this fantastic year of June: Our People – Caring for network initiatives. Visit out Development…because it’s celebrations, we defined the staff & volunteers. social media pages as well as our mission (since 1932)! 10 areas of sustainable July: Our Communities – Giving the ones from your favourite The UN has declared 2017 hostelling: back & building bridges National Association to see International Year of Sustain- There are amazing things August: Our Friends – Engaging which project they decided to able Tourism for Development. happening in our hostels guests put forward for you to get We were not going to miss every day and we are taking September: Financial Sustain- involved in. the opportunity to show the the opportunity of 2017 to ability – Creating fair profit & When travelling in our world how youth hostelling give them visibility, but also network development hostels, check out for the drives sustainable tourism to to improve, share about and October: Protecting Destina- sustainability features, ask foster development globally, replicate them where possi- tions – Culture & biodiversity the reception staff for University, IMCB G-10/4 and this year and beyond. ble, for an effect beyond the November: Continuous Impro- sustainability activities, get in The amazing thing is that your other educational institutions travels with us can help us do of the city participated. this. When you travel, you Meeting the renowned sports learn, spread your message, figures was another highlight take a new one back home, of the event. Addressing open your mind, consume in seminar titled “International a different way, forget about Day of Sport for Peace and borders when making Development” the sporting friends, and this is what we figures and former players want to foster. called upon the youth to The #IY2017 will promote actively participate in spor- tourism’s role in the following A group photo of the participants of a ceremony related to International Sports Day organized by the PYHA at the ting activities and learn the five key areas, which we PYHA Islamabad chapter on April 6, 2017. Secretary PYHA Ambassador (R) Qazi Humayun, Alpine Club's Vice qualities of struggle, steadfast- President Saad Tariq Siddiqui, President of Rowing Federation Rizwan Ul Haq and QAU's Director Sports Malik ness, unity and teamwork. support: Safdar Ali along with winners of a badminton tournament held on the occasion can be seen in the picture. 1. Inclusive and sustainable They were unanimous in their economic growth. among the young gene-ration office. students) was organized in view that only those nations for adventurism and sports in are considered strong and 2. Social inclusiveness, empl- This was the firstever ceremony which a large number of their lives. On April 6, 2017 progressing, which keep their oyment and poverty reduction related to International Sports students from Beaconhouse which also happens to be Day in Pakistan. A badminton School System, Quaid-e-Azam Continued on page 3 3. 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God bless him. climber and the first ex-army nment of Paksitna. He, earlier, his title as the world´s oldest The hostel provides lodges the scenic paradise of Hunza away early in June 2017. He spent some time in the valley Sherzaman Gulzaman @ man to scale the world's climbed several highest person to summit Everest. for single as well as married valley is incomplete without will always be remembered and trained some of the wo- Sherzaman88 Shafqat Ali, highest mountain peak the mountains in Pakistan inclu- According to Abdul Jabbar couples and families. Stay at making a brief stopover at the as a polite and helpful gentle- men to make apricot kernel owner of # Café DeHunza & Mount Everest successfully. ding (8,051 metres Bhatti, he had the idea in mind the 'Touch the Mountain Lodge' soap, pure apricot oil and also member of AKYSB Cycling Col (R) Jabbar achieved the high) in 1985; Gasherbrum 2 for years and wanted to and talk to a mountain. 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They are: , Café, remember the owner person he was! #RIP! lovers will explore memor- or coffee there. The place is himself and of course the Hassan Sadpara and Samina fondly. His first clients were the able experiences of life by popular with the tourists, famous Walnut Cake. Shafqat All Things Hunza @hunza_co Baig. Nazir Sabir climbed students of LUMS followed by staying at this hostel. local and foreign and the Ali's original recipe for his Mr. Shafqat Ali, the man Mount Everest in 2000, Khanaspur Hostel too pro- owner of the café Shafqat Ali famous walnut cake was NCA and more recently an behind #CafeDeHunza and becoming the first in the line. vides an opportunity to go who has died recently was derived from the Swiss menu increasing number of visitors co-creator of the famous Hassan Sadapara was the back to Nature’s comfort. Since considered a friend and and he added it on the menu from Karachi. Here are some #HunzaWalnutCake, has second mountaineer who Peak (7,027m) in 2012. due to a number of reasons it these hostels are crowded in family member to all visiting in 2002. tweets of condolence remem- passed away due to a cardiac scaled the world's highest Mount Everest, the 8,848 could not materialize and was arrest. the summer season, it has the valley. He had also introduced inter- bering and condoling the peak in 2011. He passed away metres (29,030 feet high) delayed on one count or the been decided to open their death of the wonderful man Nawaz Bajwa @ Nawaz Bajwa in 2016. is the mountain is the world's other. However, “last year the Shafqat Ali had set up the café national coffee brands to the bookings on the principle of in 1998 – 1999 and one could region, bringing in the regular of Hunza: One of the most genuine human third in the list and the first highest mountain peak in idea just got stuck in my mind “First come first get.” A tour Talia@taliamirza#Cafe- beings I met in Hunza last Pakistani woman climber to . Three climbers have and I decided to go for it. Hence, see posts on social media coffee by Lavazza in 1999 and package is also offered for regarding fond memories of later Nespresso in 2007. DeHunza # shafqatali passed year. Shafqat, Owner of Cafe De have scaled the mountain so far died on the Everest I started preparation and finally Hamza! Rest in Pease #Hunza mountain lovers. the café and the café owner. Other items on the menu away, truly sad.1 of those peak in 2013. Abdul Jabbar is while one went missing. after one year preparation, it #Shafqat #Café De Hunza Note: Interested mountain The social media users— included pancakes, brownies, spectacularly ordinary men an accomplished mountai- Another legendary Swiss was realized with the support lovers may contact GM PYHA, neer and a past recipient of climber, Ueli Steck died in late of my family and friends and head office Islamabad. was of the view that a sport- only need to exploit it through the President's Pride of Per- April while on an acclimatiza- of course the Pak Army,” he said. PYHA Celebrates...... sman or a sportswoman can sports and healthy activities, parks and playgrounds full better learn meanings of quali- he said. Director Sports of the Guliafshan Tariq breaks the record of cycling to the highest border and hospitals deserted. ties like ‘teamwork’, ‘struggle’ Quaid-e-Azam University, Secretary PYHA and former and ‘tenacity’ in life. It may be Safdar Ali complimented Mr There is no dearth of talent in and Tedx Speaker 2016. Her kms,” she told media after the me, because I couldn't walk Ambassador Qazi Humayun one or the other sport or heal- Qazi Humayun for giving a Pakistan. Women along with mission is to promote a record braking achievement. due to a ligament injury in my thy activity, its advantages are thought to such an important men are making their mark in positive message of Pakistan. She continues to say: “There knee. I would go to the class- far reaching, he said and international day. PYHA has almost every field of life. “I cycled from Islamabad to was a time when my own family room alone with crutches in played their role in nation recently been arranging such Guliafshan Tariq is one such my hands, during this period, building. youth-oriented activities, proud Pakistani who has my father passed away. This Alpine Club’s senior official which is a matter of great made the world record by was the moment I realized I Mr Saad Tariq Siddiqui high- pride, he said. He said it is a cycling over 4693meters, and had to be strong for myself lighted the importance of the Abdullah Rizwan receiving his winning well known fact that a good covering 1000km in 9 days, and my family. I learnt to stand sports by giving his own exam- Trophy from National Secretary PYHA player proves to be a good Khunjerab (Pak-China Border) with my head held high.” ple. Though in his eighties, gues. He told that since 1966 student. He called for sports on a bicycle. The fact that she Her passion and determina- yet he was actively participa- he was engaged in mountain- passion in all the youths of is suffering from a knee liga- tion fuelled her to set out to ting in various sports activi- eering and this was his lifelong Pakistan so that the country ment injury and could not achieve most of the things ties. Saad Tariq informed the romance. Rizwan Ul Haq, could make progress with a walk normally and was left by she set her mind to, the top audience that Alpine Club has President Pakistan Rowing positive mind. Later, prizes all due to this handicap, makes on the list being able to National Secretary PYHA is giving away the winner's trophy to Iqra Nawab set up a climbing wall in the Federation was of the view were distributed among the her achievement all the more provide for her mom and while welcoming the guests Jinnah Sports Complex for that most of Pakistan’s ills participants of a badminton unique and singular. siblings. She got a job shortly highlighted the importance youths and in a couple of days would end automatically on tournament held earlier in She is a trained fighter and a before she completed her of sports in one’s life. We’ve it will be open for general the day when we brought our the day. Among the recipients member of Pakistan's Natio- engineering degree in one of been hearing since childhood public. He also gave a very youth to playgrounds and of the prizes includes Abdullah nal Youth Assembly as well. the top multinational compa- that “All work and no play moving account of the sports activities. Our nation is Rizwan, Aown Muhammad, Iqra Guliafshan is a brand ambas- nies in the country. Khunjerab in 9 days, at -5 members, my makes Jack a dull boy,” said positive effect sports had on gifted with immense poten- Nawab, Abdullah, Katreen, sador of 'Ladies of Pakistan' degrees covering over 1,000 classmates, and my friends left the. Ambassador Humayun his life and that of his collea- tial and unique talent and we Sameer, Umar and Mikael.