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MOUNTAINEERING RULES & REGULATIONS |
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| TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR GRANT OF PERMISSION TO MOUNTAINEERING EXPEDITION PARTIES IN PAKISTAN |
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Procedure for Applying Permission
- A foreign mountaineering expedition desirous of climbing of peak in Pakistan shall apply on the application form (Annexure-A) with one extra copy in the nearest Embassy/Consulate of Pakistan. A copy with a photo copy of royalty receipt should be sent directly to the Tourism Division, 10th Floor, Green Trust Tower Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Application forms for allotment of peaks should accepted by a Pakistani Embassy/Consulate during the period of 1st January to 31st December of a year preceding the year in which an expedition is planned.
- Such application would then be sent by the said Embassy/.Consulate immediately to the Tourism Division where they would be processed on "First-come First served basis".
- Incomplete application forms or such forms as are received either before or after the stipulated dates may not be entertained.
- If a party is note sure of the composition of the team, it shall apply stating the fact and without attaching particulars of members with the application form. In such cases peaks will be provisionally booked. A formal permission letter shall issue only after particulars at Annexure-B are received in Tourism Division at least three months in advance of arrival of the part in Pakistan. If particulars of the new members are not received within stipulated period and party arrives in Pakistan, it may delay their departure to the mountains till the clearance of new members is obtained in about a week. Under this procedure a party shall not leave Pakistan unless it is in receipt of the formal permission letter. No mountaineer would be a member if more than one expedition during a session.
- A part shall indicate in order of performance, at least 3-4 peaks so that available peaks could be allotted. A part shall be given permission for more than 8000 meter peaks with the special permission by the Secretary, Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism.
- Tourism Division shall endeavor to send the mountaineering permit to a party within 60 days of receipt application from in Tourism Division. Depending on the availability of the peak for the choice period. Tourism Division will send provisionally booking of the peak upon receipt of the completed application.
- Government reserves the right to allot a particular peak through any route to more than one party in the same session.
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