Hayatullah Khan Durrani

Hayatullah Khan Durrani, PP (Pashto: حیا ت الله خان دراني; born 22 April 1962) is a Pakistani caver, mountaineer, environmentalist, organizer, and a rescuer.

He played a significant role in the promotion of mountaineering, rock climbing, caving, canoeing, and, kayaking as adventure sports in Pakistan.

He is naturalist and early advocate of preservation of Juniper forests Juniperus macropoda wilderness in Ziarat and adjacent areas in Balochistan.

[6] Hayatullah Khan Durrani belongs to the ethnic Pashtun Sadozai tribe section of the Popalzai sub clan of Durrani Abdali Pashtuns in Quetta, Pakistan his father Shahzada Rehmatullah Khan Saddozai Durrani[7] was a very well-known student activist during the Pakistan Independent Movement of Muslim students federation Balochistan and was a loyal politician "a prominent personality" of Muslim league friend with Mohammad Ali Jinnah Quaid-e-Azam (Urdu: قائد اعظم) ("Father of the Nation") the founder of Pakistan.

Durrani has spent a major part of his life promoting mountain climbing and caving (speleology) to the youth of Pakistan.

August 2003 Hayatullah Khan Durrani as leader of Chiltan Adventures Association Balochistan Mountaineering team climbed Rakaposhi mount in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan.The Secretary of Alpine Club of Pakistan Saad Tariq Siddiqi was the Chief organiser of the Expedition, the other mountaineers accompany with Durrani were Malik Abdul Rahim Baabai, Jan Mohammad Durrani, Mohammad Ali Khan Mandokhail(Late)and Noor Mohammad Khilj, Naseebullah Khilji (Late) was slipped and fell on the descent and badly injured other member of the expedition were stayed in the last base camp.

In July August 2004 Hayatullah Khan Durrani was nominated by ACP Islamabad as expedition chief of the Pakistani National mountaineering expedition to represent Pakistan in the 1st climbed of Golden Jubilee ceremony of k2 mount organised by the Government of Italy under the leadership of Italian federal Minister Gianni Alemanno Gerygory Alemano accompanied by Lino Lacedelli the first mountaineer on earth who climbed K2 in 1953. at the Concordia base Camp Mr. Durrani along with his team meet the official delegate of the Italy headed by Gianni Alemanno and Lino Lacedelli and then left for K-2 expedition.

Hayatullah Khan Durrani is a naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of Juniper Forests and wilderness in Ziarat and adjacent areas in Balochistan Pakistan.

His outstanding exploration work telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the KoheKhilifath and Zarghoon Mountain regions of Balochistan have been read by millions.

His activism helped to save the United Nations Heritage the world's 2nd largest Juniper Forest in Ziarat, Chotiari and Shabaan Zarghoon Valleys.

Hayatullah Khan Durrani (PP) is founder and Chief Executive of HDWSA and this academy provides all equipment's and experts facilities free of cost for training and events to all male female students canoe, kayak paddlers, Rowers and optimist sailors belongs to different Schools, colleges, Universities and members of HDWSA, BCA, BRA, PCKF, PRF, PSA and events participants etc.

The relief and rescue squad visited the Killi waham and other small mountain villages that were the most affected by the Ziarat earthquake of 29 October 2008.

They camped in the Thorkhazai village for around five days and nights and distributed food, blankets and warm clothing among survivors outside their collapsed houses.

Hayatullah Khan Durrani and Prof:Kyung Sik Woo President Union of International Speleology (UIS) in Alisaddar Cave Hamadan Iran
Hayatullah Khan Durrani Presenting Commemorative Shield to Simon James Brooks Peek District Great Britain 2016
Hayatullah Khan Durrani and Pakistan caving team with Simon James Brooks in Yorkshire August 2016 Great Britain
Hayatullah Khan Durrani with Ashraf Aman and Nazir Sabir (Pakistan's three Notable Mountaineers) supervising a Rock-Climbing camp Quetta 26 June 2008
Hayatullah Khan Durrani in Raka Poshi Mount Expedition 2003.
Group of Chiltan Adventurers with Hayatullah Khan Durrani Lino Lacedelli and Gianni Alemanno at Concordia base camp 2004
Munir Ahmed Badini planting tree with Hayat Durrani at HDWSA.
Kayaking training in front of Modern Building of Hayat Durrani Water Sports Academy (HDWSA) at Hanna Lake Quetta