Story of Ahmad Shah; from Chitral to Asian Youth Congress

Almighty Allah has blessed the new generation of Chitral District with ample talented. Chitrali students have shown their worth in almost every field
of study. Chitrali professionals have brought laurels in fields including, science and technology, management, business, education, administration and so on.

It is very well said that the thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen. Recently a young Chitrali social scientist,
Ahmad Shah, was invited as a ‘resource person’ in the eighth Asian Youth Congress, being held in Thimphu, Buthan (September 18-23) in collaboration with US State Department and Colombo Plan. Colombo Plan has been an agile entity that strives to engage youth
in helping ‘drug demand reduction’ in their respective societies.

Ahmad Shah belongs to a small village called Rabat in Arkari valley, Chitral. He has completed graduation in Developing Studies from COMSATS. Since people in his
area suffer from drug addiction, he conducted a research regarding drug abuse in the region. His research work and dissertation got distinction. He has participated in more than a dozen national and international conferences and seminars regarding his topic
of interest.

List of Ahmad Shah’s achievement are as given below:

• Ahmad Shah participated in 10 Young Leaders conference held in Karachi, Pakistan.
• Ahmad Shah also attended the Young Mobilize in third Pakistan Youth Congress organized by Drug Free Foundation with the Collaboration of Colombo Plan 3-6 June 2011.
• Ahmad Shah was a part of three Days Training workshop on “Drug Abuse Prevention” from 29th to 31st December 2010 Karachi, Pakistan.
• Ahmad Shah Represented Govt. of Pakistan in third Grade Anatolian World Culture in Youth Meeting held in Ankara, Turkey in May 2010.
• He was invited as a resource person in first Afghan Youth Congress 2010 organized by Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Program and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Anti Narcotic Department Kabul, Afghanistan.
• Ahmad Shah participated in the Second Pakistan Youth Congress 2010, organized by Drug Free Pakistan Foundation in collaboration with Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Program.
• Ahmad Shah took part in the Sixth Asia Youth Conference 2008, organized by the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme in collaboration with National Narcotics Board (BNN) and Yayasan Cinta Anak
  Bangsa (YCAB) in Bali, Indonesia.

This enthusiastic young leader of Chitral aspires to work for a drug free society in his area. For this purpose, he wants to establish an organization, which he names
as Drug Free Welfare Organization, Chitral (DFWOC).

Fighting the drug abuse is not only our religious duty but also a moral obligation. In order to build a safer tomorrow, efforts of individuals like Ahmad Shah should
be encouraged.

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