{"id":32396,"date":"2017-07-25T16:13:48","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T16:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/?p=32396"},"modified":"2017-07-25T16:13:48","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T16:13:48","slug":"pirzada-to-recommend-bhattis-name-for-sitara-i-imtiaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/2017\/07\/pirzada-to-recommend-bhattis-name-for-sitara-i-imtiaz\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirzada to recommend Bhatti\u2019s name for Sitara-i-Imtiaz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 696px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-32396-1\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/x-flv\" src=\"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Reception-in-the-honour-of-mountainier-abdul-jabbar-25-07-2017.flv?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Reception-in-the-honour-of-mountainier-abdul-jabbar-25-07-2017.flv\">http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Reception-in-the-honour-of-mountainier-abdul-jabbar-25-07-2017.flv<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>ISLAMABAD, July 25 (APP): Federal Minister of Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Riaz Hussain Pirzada Tuesday said climber Lt Col (R) Dr Abdul Jabbar Bhatti\u2019s name would be recommended for Sitara-i-Imtiaz award.<br \/>\nIt may be mentioned here that Bhatti who is around 60 is the fourth Pakistani to scale the world&#8217;s highest peak, Mount Everest. He climbed Mount Everest in May this year. Pakistani mountaineers Nazir Sabir, late Hasan Sadpara and Samina Baig have conquered the world\u2019s highest mountain before him.<br \/>\nIn a reception kept by Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) to honor the ace mountaineer, Pirzada congratulated Bhatti and said we would be recommending Bhatti\u2019s name to the government for Sitara-i-Imtiaz.<br \/>\n\u201cMinistry and PSB would back those federations or individuals who would deliver in the field of sports,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nSpeaking on the occasion, Bhatti, who is also a recipient of President\u2019s Medal of Pride of Performance explained the difficulties he faced in climbing the world\u2019s highest peak Mt Everest (8,848 m).<br \/>\n\u201cDuring the descent I faced acute difficulties due to exhaustion of my supplementary oxygen and fatigue. Unable to descend back to Camp-4 by evening me and my porter were stranded at a height of 8,600 m below South Summit without oxygen and extreme exhaustion.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cAfter having spent four nights above the Death Zone without much Oxygen we suffered acute dehydration, weakness, exhaustion and frostbite to his hand and feet, but we survived,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nBhatti, who had also climbed Broad Peak (8,047 m) in 1985 and Gasherbrum II (8,035 m) in 1986 had self-financed his Mount Everest Expedition (amounting to more than Rs six million).<br \/>\nAlpine Club of Pakistan (ACP), President, Lt. Col. (R) Manzoor Hussain said when Bhatti went for this expedition, the only thing that was in my mind that at this age it is very difficult for a person like us to climb. \u201cBut I was wrong and Bhatti proved that age is just a number,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>APP\/Ahsan\/ VNS Islamabad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, July 25 (APP): Federal Minister of Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Riaz Hussain Pirzada Tuesday said climber Lt Col (R) Dr Abdul Jabbar Bhatti\u2019s name would be recommended for Sitara-i-Imtiaz award. It may be mentioned here that Bhatti who is around 60 is the fourth Pakistani to scale the world&#8217;s highest peak, Mount Everest. 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