Hunza

First ever Gojal Futsal Cup to kick off in Islamabad this December

Published

5 months ago

November 25, 2018

GRISA

The first ever edition of Gojal Futsal Cup 2018 is all set to be played in Islamabad this December. Ghulkin Rawalpindi Islamabad Students Association (GRISA) is organizing the futsal tournament for the youth of Gojal Upper Hunza district residing the Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

GRISA has formally invited teams based in the twin cities coming from different villages of Gojal to participate in the tournament. So far a dozen teams have registered themselves.

Only teams from Gojal would be allowed to participate, at the same time, players from one village would not be allowed to play for another village.

Dr. Sayeed Tajik, the man behind the event, told GBee that their organization is expecting up to 20 teams.

Gojal Futsal Cup Islamabad 2018 is being organized by Ghulkin Rawalpindi Islamabad Students Association (GRISA) in collaborating with Leisure Leagues Pakistan and Ghulkin Youth & Sports Organization (GYSO).

Gojal Futsal Cup Islamabad will be held at Ammar Shaheed Football Ground in sector G-10/3, Islamabad, on 1st and 2nd December 2018.

Details of the event can be found on the Gojal Futsal Cup Islamabad official Facebook event page.

Imran Ahmed Hunzai

Imran Hunzai is a Digital Media Consultant and activist based in Islamabad, Pakistan. When free, he likes to travel, do photography and play Rabab. He also runs a HONY inspired blog called Humans of Hunza. Follow him of Twitter @ihunzai.

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Hunza

Brigadier Inayat Hussain from Hunza promoted to the rank of Major General in Pakistan Army

Published

2 weeks ago

April 3, 2019

GBee Staff

Brigadier Inayat Hussain hailing from Ganish town of the central Hunza district has been promoted from the rank of Brigadier to Major General in Pakistan Army. He is the son of Colonel Retired Hadi Hussain.

The promotion board was held at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi which was presided over by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

He is only the second army official from Hunza to be promoted on the rank of a Major General. Major General (Rtd.) Professor Salman Ali was the first army officer from Hunza to achieve this feat.

About 40 other Brigadiers were promoted to the rank of Major General during the promotion board held at GHQ, Rawalpindi.

Education

Zulfiqar Essa: Contending for the Hult Prize 2019 with a Million Dollar Idea

Published

3 months ago

January 23, 2019

GBee Staff

“My name is Zulfiqar Essa and I’m from Hyderabad, Hunza. I’m the co-founder of TechScape and previously have been awarded the Global UGRAD scholarship. Currently, I’m working on an idea called “Shirijon” which aims to create over 10,000 jobs in the next decade. I’m collaborating on this idea with my team members from Chitral, Punjab, and Germany.

Recently our idea got selected in the top 35 for HULT Prize 2019 from around two hundred thousand global applications received from across 120 countries. In the next round to be held in Amman, Jordan, we will be competing against young entrepreneurs from Harvard Business School, Cambridge, and other globally known institutions. Our idea is the very first Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral (GBC) to make it to the regional round of HULT Prize.

Our team from COMSATS University Islamabad is quite excited to participate in the 10th Annual Hult Prize Regional Summit in an attempt to win a $1 million USD as a seed fund. We think that this idea has the potential to change the economy of not only Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral but entire Pakistan as well.”

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