Comments - Rahmans' Winter Vacation in Pakistan's Naltar Valley - PakAlumni Worldwide: The Global Social Network 2024-03-29T07:26:20Zhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1119293%3ABlogPost%3A123724&xn_auth=no#Skiing #Nepal and #Pakistan:…tag:www.pakalumni.com,2020-11-13:1119293:Comment:3385962020-11-13T02:37:52.081ZRiaz Haqhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profile/riazul
<p><span>#Skiing #Nepal and #Pakistan: A New #Winter Trend? “I have two expeditions planned in the Karakorum, aiming for new ski lines at 4,000 to 6,500m,” Smithwick told ExplorersWeb. “This is only possible in the coldest months.” #tourism #gilgit_baltistan <a href="https://explorersweb.com/2020/11/12/skiing-nepal-and-pakistan-a-new-winter-trend/" target="_blank">https://explorersweb.com/2020/11/12/skiing-nepal-and-pakistan-a-new-winter-trend/</a></span><br></br><br></br><span>Luke Smithwick,…</span></p>
<p><span>#Skiing #Nepal and #Pakistan: A New #Winter Trend? “I have two expeditions planned in the Karakorum, aiming for new ski lines at 4,000 to 6,500m,” Smithwick told ExplorersWeb. “This is only possible in the coldest months.” #tourism #gilgit_baltistan <a href="https://explorersweb.com/2020/11/12/skiing-nepal-and-pakistan-a-new-winter-trend/" target="_blank">https://explorersweb.com/2020/11/12/skiing-nepal-and-pakistan-a-new-winter-trend/</a></span><br/><br/><span>Luke Smithwick, vigorously pioneering ski routes in the Greater Ranges, is ready to continue his “500 lines” project. Smithwick has already tried twice this year. He aborted one expedition because of the lockdown and the second because of lack of snow. Now, as winter comes on, he is ready for a third attempt.</span><br/><br/><span>“I have two expeditions planned in the Karakorum, aiming for new ski lines at 4,000 to 6,500m,” Smithwick told ExplorersWeb. “This is only possible in the coldest months.”</span><br/><br/><span>He also has two winter expeditions planned in central Nepal, at approximately the same altitude. And next spring and summer, he will ski higher up in both ranges.</span><br/><br/><span>Currently, Smithwick is training at home in Montana, while waiting for more snow to fall and conditions in Pakistan’s mountains to improve. “The Karakorum was bone dry in late autumn this year, says Smithwick. “It was so different from 2019, when by now we were skiing just over the border in Kashmir.”</span><br/><br/><span>Sophie Lenaerts from Belgium is leading a second team of skiers into Pakistan. She has already applied for a visa but the expedition is still in its early stages of organization, especially regarding personnel. “We might be five people or just my husband and I,” Lenaerts told ExplorersWeb.</span><br/><br/><span>Their financing and specific ski lines also remain uncertain at this stage. “In fact, our preferred destination is Nepal, but we have limited time and we need to check whether a quarantine will be needed.”</span><br/><br/><span>Another reason for Nepal: The Lenaerts run an NGO that teaches Nepali youngsters how to ski and snowboard, so that they can eventually guide ski tours in their home mountains.</span><br/><br/><span>Meanwhile, the Lenaerts face not only potential restrictions and delays in Nepal, but also in Europe, where the second wave of coronavirus has led to more lockdowns. Still, using winter in the Himalaya and Karakorum to ski new lines at mid-range altitudes may become a trend.</span></p> PM directs opening rest house…tag:www.pakalumni.com,2019-06-07:1119293:Comment:1250932019-06-07T16:45:22.340ZRiaz Haqhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profile/riazul
<p><span>PM directs opening rest houses for general public, tourists</span><br></br><br></br><span><a href="https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/480379-pm-directs-opening-rest-houses-for-general-public-tourists" target="_blank">https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/480379-pm-directs-opening-rest-houses-for-general-public-tourists</a></span><br></br><br></br><span>Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Monday directed the concerned authorities to open government’s rest houses for general public and…</span></p>
<p><span>PM directs opening rest houses for general public, tourists</span><br/><br/><span><a href="https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/480379-pm-directs-opening-rest-houses-for-general-public-tourists" target="_blank">https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/480379-pm-directs-opening-rest-houses-for-general-public-tourists</a></span><br/><br/><span>Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Monday directed the concerned authorities to open government’s rest houses for general public and tourists.</span><br/><br/><br/><span>Chairing a high level meeting to review progress in tourism sector PM Imran said that the commercial usage of rest houses will not only boost tourism in the country but also generate revenue. He said, “It is the part of the government’s policy to open rest houses for general public.” The premier said that he would not tolerate any obstacle in implementation of the government’s policy. He directed the authorities to categorise all the rest houses in the county.</span><br/><br/><span>On the occasion Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief sectary apprised the meeting that there were 157 rest houses in the province while Punjab Tourism Minister Raja Yasir told the prime minister that the provincial government had opened 177 rest houses for general public.</span><br/><br/><span>Punjab Tourism Minister Raja Yasir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Tourism Muhammad Atif and other high officials were present in the meeting.</span><br/><br/><span>Earlier on May 4, Prime Minister Imran Khan had said that while other countries earned billions of dollars from tourism alone Pakistan had in past neglected its cultural heritage.</span><br/><br/><span>Meanwhile, the prime minister issued special directions to BISP chairperson Sania Nishtar to help ensure prioritised treatment of physically handicapped individuals.</span><br/><br/><span>The premier in a cabinet meeting issued special directives for physically handicapped and challenged individuals. He directed Sania Nishtar to ensure welfare and prosperity of such individuals. He ordered that a set quota of 2% to be kept for differently-abled citizens of Pakistan in employment opportunities.</span><br/><br/><span>He also directed to ensure provision of free hearing aids wheelchairs and other things to handicapped at the working place. “We will make sure that the handicapped will be taken care of and will be issued Sehat Insaf Cards,” said Imran Khan.</span><br/><br/><span>Continuing on he said that to attain the dream and vision of making Pakistan an Islamic welfare state the state must look after its needy and poor. He stressed on the need to care for and work for the handicapped of the country.</span></p>