The
Pakistan Youth Hostels Association is a non-profit, non-political, voluntary national organization providing
hostelling services in
Pakistan. It is financed by the Pakistan Youth Hostels Association Trust and by the
Government of Pakistan. PYHA is a member of
Hostelling International and now operates 16 hostels all over the country. The head office is in
Islamabad, the capital of
Pakistan and four new hostels are under construction in
Karachi,
Gilgit and
Jamshoro. It is registered under the Societies' Act 1860 and is recognized by the Government of Pakistan as a national organization for promoting youth
hostelling in the country. It is governed by its Constitution. The current Chairman of the organization is Mr
Wasim Sajjad.