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12 quotes by Samina Baig

Samina Khayal Baig (Urdu: ثمینہ خيال بيگ ; born 19 September 1990 is the first Pakistani woman and the third Pakistani to climb Mount Everest. She is also the youngest Muslim woman to climb Everest, having done so at the age of 21. Samina is also the first Pakistani woman and the first Muslim to climb the seven summits She was the first to climb the peak Chashkin Sar (above 6,000 meters) in Pakistan in 2010, which was later renamed Samina Peak...
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Mountaineering is one of the most difficult sports - we are away from routine life for days, living in tents, and it requires high degree of physical... →

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I was thinking about the women of Pakistan, those who are not allowed to get education, those who are not allowed to do whatever they want to do in... →

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I am doing the mountain climbing to empower women.

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Mountain climbing is my passion, and to empower women through my expeditions is the reason.

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Chashkin Sar was virgin, and we climbed it for the first time, and afterwards, the people renamed it as Samina Baig.

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In my community, women are as important as males, and they are playing an equal role in the society.

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My most cherished desire is to help our women come out of their routine chores and infuse in them the indefatigable spirit of adventure.

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People want to come to Pakistan but are not given visas. We wish for visas to be given to those people who want to come to Pakistan.

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Women need opportunity and encouragement. If a girl can climb mountains, she can do anything positive within her field of work.

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I want to tell women in developing countries that they are as powerful as their male counterparts, and they can play an equal role in their... →

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I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country.

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I say that Pakistanis should not consider girls as weaklings.

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