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KARACHI, Dec.24: According to a regional portal, sghar and Ejaz Rumi, two young
peace activists belonging to the Gojal Valley of Hunza – Nagar district, have reached Karachi today. They walked for peace through Gilgit – Baltistan, NWFP, Islamabad, Punjab and Sindh, covering over 2, 012 kilometers (1250 miles) of distance in a span of 76 days, havinvg started at the 16600 feet high Khunjrav National Park, located at Pak – China border. They were received by the government of Sindh and different Karachi based organizations of Gilgit – Baltistan tomorrow at Mazar-e-Quaid. The peace walkers placed two stones picked from the Khunjrav National Park at Mazar of Pakistan’s founder, as a token of emembrance.They covered 2012 KMs of distance, having started at the 16600 feet high Khunjrav national Park, located in Gojal Valley. High dignitaries of the government
are expected to be present during the ceremony. The Khunjrav – Karachi Peace Walk ended yesterday at the Mazar-e-Quaid. The ending ceremony was attended by hundreds of residents of Gilgit – Baltistan living in Karachi, representatives of civil society and the leaders of Pakistan People Party, including deputy speaker of Sindh
Assembly, Shehla Raza, Rashid Rabbani, Waqar Mehdi and Saeed Ghani.
Representatives of different regional organizations and local elders also attended the ending ceremony in large numbers.Speaking at the occasion Shehla Raza said that the courageous move of the two youngsters belonging to GB reflects willingness of the youth of Pakistan to promote and practice peace. She paid rich tributes to
the determination of Asghar Ali Rumi and Ejaz Rumi, Pamir times reports.
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