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'''Hayatullah Khan Durrani''' ([[Pashto]], [[Urdu]],[[Persian]]:''' حیات الله خان درانی )''' is a [[Pakistani]], cave Explorer and [[Mountaineer]]. |
'''Hayatullah Khan Durrani''' ([[Pashto]], [[Urdu]],[[Persian]]:''' '''حیات الله خان درانی''' )''' is a [[Pakistani]], cave Explorer and [[Mountaineer]]. |
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He was born on 22nd April 1963 in the ethnic [[Pashtun]] [[Durrani]] tribe of [[Sadozai]] family in [[Quetta]] [[Balochistan]], [[Pakistan]]. |
He was born on 22nd April 1963 in the ethnic [[Pashtun]] [[Durrani]] tribe of [[Sadozai]] family in [[Quetta]] [[Balochistan]], [[Pakistan]]. |
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Hayatullah Khan Durrani (Pashto, Urdu,Persian: حیات الله خان درانی ) is a Pakistani, cave Explorer and Mountaineer.
He was born on 22nd April 1963 in the ethnic Pashtun Durrani tribe of Sadozai family in Quetta Balochistan, Pakistan.
His activities span a wide range of adventure sports. He is an explorer, a mountaineer, a caver, an environmentalist, an organizer, a rescuer and an actor.
Hayatullah Khan Durrani played a significant role in the promotion of Mountaineering and caving adventure sports in Pakistan, including Rock-climbing. He is the founder of Cave exploration Adventure Sports in Pakistan.
Education Career
Hayatullah Khan Durrani obtained a Master's degree in Sociology from Balochistan University, Quetta Balochistan in 1987,
He is currently performing the duties of the post of Deputy Superintendent (OPS) and Secretary Sports of Pakistan Customs Sports Board, Quetta, and media officer of Modern Customs Collectorate MCC Quetta, Balochistan.
Adventure Sports career
On 6th September 1984 Hayatullah Khan Durrani founded and established Chiltan Adventures Association, Balochistan (caab), the First and only Caving Adventure sports Organization in Pakistan and first Mountaineering Adventure sports and Rescue Organization in Quetta Balochistan and he has headed the association ever since. On 14th August 1994 he founded Pakistan Cave Research and Caving Federation (pcra) for Caving and Rescue activities in Pakistan. In 1994 and 1999 his pursuit of adventure sports activities took him to Derbyshire, United Kingdom, where he obtained a Caving and Rock-Climbing advance course from the Orpheus Caving Club unit of British Cave Research Association & British Caving Association. BBC Radio Derby interviewed him for the Pak-Britain caving expedition.
He has spent a major part of his life promoting Mountain climbing and Caving (Speleology) sports to the youth of Pakistan. He has an individual international record of exploring 128 caves in Pakistan. Since 1984 he has celebrated every Nation-day event by hoisting the Pakistani National flag on mountains in Pakistan and aboard. His tradition of hoisting National flag on mountains top has acquired a unique status in the country. On the basis of meritorious services the General Assembly of the Union of International Speleology (39 represented countries in Athens Greece 14th ICS 2005) voted on having Pakistan as a member country to the Union Internationale de Spéléologie.
On 14th August 2005, in recognition of his life long services to Caving, Mountain Adventure, as Juniper Defender and water Sports in Pakistan, the honorable President, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, conferred "President's Award for Pride of Performance" on him.[1]
Environmental work
Hayatullah Khan Durrani is also involved in conserving junipers & the wildlife of Ziarat & Zarghoon areas. He is trying to establish a Juniper Defenders center at Chautair Valley, Ziarat, to educate people and to create awareness especially among young people for the protection of this important ecosystem, to take remedial measures to stop the destruction of this valuable world heritage forest and the endangered species within.
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