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On September 10, 2007 women expedition team
scaled the Kuksil peak II in the extreme North of Pakistan
bordering with China.This was an opportunity for the women
to enhance confidence and to give a chance to becomes
experienced and learned members of the society with the
greater values of tolerance, unity and sisterhood. Moreover,
it gave a chance to manage diversity and essence of
pluralism also to develop leadership skills so that much of
the ignored part of the society gets an opportunity to show
their abilities that they can triumph the mountains heights.
The expedition team guided and
trained by famous climbers Mr. Rajab and Meherban. A 15
young women participated from the region of Hunza in the
expedition, which was first time in the history, organized
by Ismaili Council for Hunza as part of its celebration
activities of Golden Jubilee of His Highness the Aga Khan,
the 49th hereditary Imam of Ismaili Muslim.
On the success of women expedition, community
leaders, notables, elders, women and children from the
region participated and expressed their appreciation on the
courage, confidence and strength of women as climbers and
community builders making history in mountaineering and
climbing. These celebrations encouraged and instilled a
message of unity, harmony; believe in strength of women of
today and tomorrow. |
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