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MAJOR INCENTIVES ANNOUNCED BY THE GOVERNMENT
AT THE ADVENT OF “THE
VISIT PAKISTAN YEAR 2007”
Dear Friends,
We feel great pleasure in
forwarding the notification of the Govt. of
Pakistan issued today announcing the
following major concessions and incentives.
As you are aware of some of those being
introduced for some time now and the govt.
is extending them again. Yet some are new
incentives being launched at the advent of
“the Visit Pakistan Year 2007”.
The major incentives announced by the
government are as follows:
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ZERO
ROYALTY: Peaks up to 6500m during
2007 will be absolutely open to climb.
No royalty fee will be charged.
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TEN
PERCENT: All mountains above 6500m
situated in Chitral, Gilgit and Gizar
will only be charged at 10% of the
royalty fee with the exception of
Spantik/Golden peak.
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WINTER
SEASON: As a special incentive
during the winter season (December to
February) all peaks above 6500m will
bear a nominal fee of 5% royalty only.
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HALF
ROYALTY FEE: The 50% discount on
royalty fee which has been in effect
since 2002 to celebrate the ‘Year of
Mountains’ will continue on all peaks
during 2007 except in case of peaks
mentioned in 2 above.
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LIAISON
OFFICER: The services of an LO will
not be required by expeditions outside
the Baltoro region.
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PERMIT:
Permits will be available for all peaks
at one month’s notice.
We hope these
measures will be greeted with enthusiasm by
fellow mountaineers and adventurers and will
result in increased inflow of mountaineers
and trekkers in the coming year that as you
know Pakistan declared as “Visit Pakistan
Year 2007”. Let us make 2007 as a landmark
year in Pakistan mountaineering and mountain
related activities.
We wish you all the best from Pakistan.
Sincerely
CEP
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