Pakistan Mountain Festival: A hike & cleaning up of Margalla Hills, organized by Aga Khan Rural Support Programme and others

A week-long Pakistan Mountain Festival started here with a hike and cleaning up of Margalla Hills Trail-3 on Sunday.

The festival is being organised in connection with the International Mountain Day which is celebrated on December 11 every year.

The festival is being organised by Development Communications (Devcom) in collaboration with Climate Change Division of Pakistan, Glacial Lakes Outburst Floods (GLOF) project, United Nations Development Programme, Adaptation Fund, Agha Khan Rural Support Programme, Rupani Foundation, Ev-K2-CNR, a non-profit focusing on scientific and technological research in the mountain areas, the Capital Development Authority, Lok Virsa and The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.

Click here to read more Hike and clean up: Volunteers clean hiking trail at Margallas – The Express Tribune.

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