X. ROYALTY  

 

48.                 Following are royalty rates for scaling peaks of various height in Pakistan:

 

S/No. Height of Peaks Royalty in US$ (1-7)

for each additional member exceeding 7 per team an additional fee at the Following rate will be charged.

1 K-2   8611m 12,000 $ 3,000
2 8001-8500m 9,000 $ 3,000
3 7501-8000m 4,000 $ 1,000
4 7001-7500m 2,500 $    500
5 6000-7000m 1,500 $    300

(These rated are subject to periodic revision). Additional fee will be charged it the number of party is for more than one peak the additional number is to pay for the other peak also.

 

Note: Expedition are required deposit full amount of royalty with the nearest Embassy/Consulate/Tourism Division Government of Pakistan at the time of making an application for booking of a peak. The head of account for depositing the royalty is:-

                               

"1391- Fee, fines and forfeitures" for accounting of the receipt relating to royalty / trekking fee realized from Mountaineering and trekking.  

 

49.                 An embassy /Consulate shall forward to the Tourism Division a copy of the royalty receipt issued to the expedition amount of royalty ,number and date of receipt issued may clearly be mentioned on the covering letter.

 

50.                  A party shall indicate in its application from its order of preference for  attempting the peak. In case the preference of a party is for the allotment of lower peaks of  the party is allotted a high peak out of its preference it shall deposit the balance of the royalty within two weeks of receipt balance of the royalty within two weeks of receipt of communication from Tourism Division. In case the balance amount is not deposited within the stipulated period the allotment shall automatically stand cancelled. The amount of royalty collected shall not be refunded to the party whose allotment has been cancelled.

 

51.                 In case the first preference of a party is for the allotment of a  higher peak but it is allotted a lower peak out of its preference the balance of the royalty shall be refunded to it by the concern Embassy/ Consulate of Pakistan on receipt of a letter of authorization from the Tourism Division.

 

52.                 It shall be binding on a party to accept the allotment of a peak if it is one of those mentioned by it in its application form. In case of refusal to accept the allotment ,the amount of royalty stand forfeited.

 

53.                 If a party indicates its order of preference within a list of peaks submitted by it and all those peaks have already been allotted to other parties, it shall be asked to identify more peaks. In case of its inability to do so ,the whole of its royalty shall be refunded to it.

 

54.                 A foreigner- cum-Pakistani party and a Pakistani - cum -foreigner party shall deposit the full amount of royalty for the allotment of a peak. In case it qualifies for a discount of 50% on the royalty the balance of the amount shall be refunded to it accordingly.

Note:  A foreigner expedition party shall be allowed to get Pakistani member only from any Pakistani Mountaineering club register with the Tourism Division. Similarly such a Pakistani Club shall be allowed to organize a Pakistani-cum-Foreigner expedition if it is register with the Tourism Division.

   

XI. PHOTOGRAPHY  

 

(I)             Aerial Photography  

 

55.                 Aerial photography of mountains peaks en route to Northern Areas and Chitral is allowed after notifying the pilot of an aircraft or the Liaison Officer.

   

(ii)                  Still Photography  

 

56.                 a party shall not photograph the following objects during its stay in Pakistan:

·        Any army, Navy and air Force installations.

·        Any equipment of Armed Forces' such as ships/establishments guns tanks, vehicles, aircrafts and arms etc.

·     Any Pakistani Aerodromes or its connected building and  installation.

·     Any other notification prohibited area/place.  

 

(iii)                 Making of commercial Film including T.V  

 

57.                 Subject to above, a party attempting a peak, situated  border with foreigner countries) may take photography /make films under with foreign countries) may take photography /make film under the direct supervision of L.O.  

 

58.                 For this purpose, a party wants to include in the team some professional photographers for shooting of a professional film, the professional photographer(s) in that case shall be accompanied by an additional L.O. under this arrangement, professional photographers shall not be allowed to break into units.  

 

59.                 Export of such film out of Pakistan shall be allowed only after the L.O. has certified that defense installations and prohibited areas/place were not photographed.  

 

60.                 A L.O. shall inform a party of the objects which are allowed to be photographed/filmed. If he is convinced that key/defense installations are being photograph, he shall forbid the photographer from taking such photographs or making such films. If a photographer does not comply with his advice ,the matter shall be reported to police who shall proceed against such photographer under official Secrets Act 1923.  

 

61.                 Still photography, commercial film and film of academic interest taken/made in rest of Pakistan shall not be subject to these restriction except restriction except restrictions mentioned at para 54 and 58.  

 

62.                 Permission to photography is subject to the condition that a party shall supply to the Government of Pakistan free of cost and freight one copy/ print of film of academic interest /commercial film made and one set of photograph taken.

 

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