“Pakistan’s youth is brimming with promise. It is a pleasure to unveil tonight, how much my sister — one of the strongest women I know –has accomplished through perseverance. All Pakistani women are capable of this strength. We must support them in all their endeavors.” –Mirza Ali.
Islamabad, Thursday 5 March 2015 – In May 2013, Samina Baig made headlines around the world when she summited Mount Everest. Her brother, Mirza Ali, who had accompanied her on the trek to Everest, stayed back at the Everest Basecamp while she conquered the mountain, thus making a powerful statement about women’s empowerment.
After the pair returned from Mount Everest, Serena Hotels founded the Adventure Diplomacy Group to help turn the siblings’ dream of becoming the world’s first siblings to conquer seven of the world’s highest peaks across seven continents into reality. The Group, consisting of Embassies of the Argentine Republic, Republic of Indonesia, Nepal, Russian Federation, United States of America, along with Serena Hotels, aimed to facilitate and sponsorSamina and Mirza’s journey across the world to promote peace, gender equality, women empowerment youth development and environmental awareness. On Thursday, 24 July 2014 at 9:00 am (local time), an excited Mirza announced via satellite phone that he and his sister had hoisted the green flag of Pakistan on top of Mount Elbrus (5,642m), their final peak.
On Thursday, the Adventure Diplomacy Group hosted an exclusive screening of the much anticipated documentary of mountaineer and national icon, Samina Baig’s journey to the top of Mount Everest. The premiere of the documentary was attended by business leaders, government officials and diplomats from across Islamabad. A beaming Mirza, who had filmed the footage for the documentary, spoke before the screening. He said, “Pakistan’s youth is brimming with promise. It is a pleasure to unveil tonight, how much my sister — one of the strongest women I know –has accomplished through perseverance. All Pakistani women are capable of this strength. We must support them in all their endeavors.”
Mirza had stayed behind in May 2013 is preparing to summit Mount Everest this year in April.
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