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III ­ BRIEFING/DE-BRIEFING:
5. The leader of party using treks in restricted areas shall, on arrival in
Rawalpindi/Islamabad, inform the Officer concerned in Ministry of Minorities,
Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs , Tourism Wing, of their arrival. The
said Officer would furnish him relevant information on matters like insurance,
purchase of rations etc., arrangement about special weather forecast by Radio
Pakistan and other miscellaneous matters. After completing these formalities,
the leader shall take from the said Officer a date for formal briefing. For this
purpose he shall give a minimum notice of 24 hours excluding Fridays,
Saturday and holidays. This preparatory work may necessitate a stay of about
4-6 days in Rawalpindi/Islamabad.

IV ­ FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF LIAISON OFFICER/MOUNTAIN GUIDE:
A party shall include in the expedition, as its member, at least one Liaison
Officer/Mountain Guide to be detailed by the Government of Pakistan, travel
cum trekking agency as the case may be.

V- TREKKING FEE:
Trekking fee would be charged from parties @ US $ 50/- per person per trek
debitable in head of account No. "1391-Fees, Fines and Forfeitures" for
accounting of the receipt relating to Royalty/Tgrekking fee realised from
Mountaineering and Trekking party.

Note:
The above information has taken from the publication - Mountaineering Rules and
Regulation (Edition 1999) which has been corrected upto 15-04-1999. This
information is subject to modifications, alterations and relaxations. For any further
information please contact the Co-ordination Officer (Operation Section), Ministry of
Tourism, 10
th
Green Trust Tower, Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area, Islamabad, Tel:
9203509.