of SCOM, played a vital role in providing cellular service to the people of Shimshal. Naubahar School in Shimshal produces 20KVs of electricity using solar panels. This amount of electricity is enough to meet the electricity needs of 18 classrooms and an IT lab. Notable people Samina Baig, hailing from Shimshal valley, is the first Pakistani woman to scale the world's highest mountain, Mt. Everest. She also has the honor of scaling all highest peaks in seven continents. Mirza Ali Baig hailing from Shimshal is also a mountaineer. In addition, he is a photographer and social worker. He is the brother of Samina Baig, and trained her climbing on mountains and mountaineering. Abdul Joshi, born in Shimshal, is the first Pakistani to summit Annapurna, the tenth highest peak in the world. He is also the eight Pakistani to summit Mount Everest. References External links KET Pakistan Pakistan Youth Outreach IUCN_MACP_Brochure_ Shimshal Voices from the Mountain_ Shimshal_ Panos London Shimshal Mountaineering School (SMS) is the best mountaineering school in Hunza valley. It is owned and managed by Shimshali mountaineers. Shimshal Health Care Center was recently constructed with the financial help of German donors. Navbahar Educational, Welfare and Development Organisation (NEWDO) is the most active organisation working for the educational development in the valley by constructing educational facilities. Navbahar Secondary School, Shimshal is one of its kind educational institution in the village. Blankonthemap The Northern Kashmir WebSite 2000 Mock & O'Neil Oprang Expedition Report Shimshal Trust Mountain Voices: oral testimonies from the Karakorum mountains, Pakistan Tim Craig, Life in a Pakistani village so remote, kings once banished prisoners to it, The Washington Post, 1 August 2015. Populated places in Hunza District Valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan Regions of Pakistan Ski areas and resorts in Pakistan Regions of Gilgit-Baltistan Tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan Populated places in Gilgit-Baltistan Hunza Hunza District