Tour Operators

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Transportation in pakistan

Pakistan Tours Limited (PTL) PTL, a subsidiary of PTDC is working as a pioneer tour operating agency and is responsible for organizing tours/arrangements of transport and accommodation for foreign and domestic tourists in Pakistan. Its Head Office is located in Flashman’s Hotel, Room No.16 & 17, The Mall, Rawalpindi. Tel: +92-51-9272017-8 Fax: +92-51-9272020 E-mail: ptl@isb.comsats.net.pk. PTL is operating transport service between Pak-China border on Karakoram Highway (KKH) from Sost (Pakistan) to Taxkurgan (China) between Lahore and Delhi,(India) Lahore and Amritsar (India), Nankana Sahib (Pakistan) and Amritsar (India) and from Rawalpindi to Naran for the convenience of local and foreign visitors. PTL transport is also hired out to foreign and domestic individual and group tourists. Daily air-conditioned tourist coach service operates during summer season (June-August) from Rawalpindi to Naran, Saidu Sharif and Kalam. Travel with in Pakistan Road: Pakistan has an extensive network of roads and highways, linking cities and towns with each other, like the Grand Trunk Road (G.T. Road) with Lahore and Peshawar and the Super Highway the National Highway links Karachi with the interior of Sindh and Punjab while the Indus Highway links Peshawar with the Southern Punjab and the RCD Highway links Karachi with Quetta and Taftan (Pak-Iran border). Karakoram Highway the 8th wonder of the world, connects Pakistan with China (Kashgar) through Islamabad, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Besham, Chilas, Gilgit, Hunza, Sost and Khunjerab Pass (4,733 m above sea level). A landmark has been achieved with the completion of Lahore-Islamabad Motorway (M2), Faisalabad-Pindi Bhatian Motorway (M3), Islamabad-Peshawar (M1)Motorway and Karachi Gwadar Costal Highway, which have opened some of the remote areas of Pakistan for visitors. Public Transport Taxis, 3-wheeler auto-rickshaws, vans, buses, mini buses and tongas (horse driven carriage) are used to travel within the city/town/village limits whereas inter city air-conditioned, non air-conditioned buses, vans and coaches are available from the main city bus terminals. Taxi cost approximately US$ 0.20 per kilometer. Extra 10% for late hours. The cheapest bus/van ticket (one-way) in a city (between two stops) is approximately US$ 0.05. (Daewoo Bus Website: sammi.com) Trains Pakistan has over 12,700 kilometers of railway network. The main lines run from Karachi to Peshawar connecting important cities of Hyderabad, Rohri, Bahawalpur, Multan, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Taxila and Peshawar. Another main line links Quetta with the rest of the country. A number of trains run between Quetta and Karachi via Sukkur. Although there are several daily trains, the faster trains among them like Shalimar Express, Karakoram Express (Lahore-Karachi) and Rail Car (Lahore-Rawalpindi) have more comfortable air-conditioned compartments for travellers. Advance booking is required from the Railway Reservation offices throughout Pakistan. (Website: www.pakrail.com) Pakistan Railways allow a 25% concession on all classes to foreign tourists (both for groups and individuals). This concession is allowed on production of a recommendation certificate issued by any PTDC Tourist Information Centre and original passport, to the Divisional Superintendent of Pakistan Railways (at Karachi, Quetta, Lahore, Sukkur, Multan, Peshawar and Rawalpindi or Station Masters of other principal stations). Foreign students are allowed 50% concession on production of PTDC certificate, International Student Card and their passport. (Pakistan Railway Website: www.pakrail.com)

Airlines & Heli Service

AIRLINES & HELI SERVICE

PIA OFFICES ABROAD

COUNTRY CITY PHONE FAX Australia Sydney 612-267-4399 612-367-4737 Austria Vienna 71441011 714410114 Bahrain Bahrain 223-808/274-424 0973-213122 Bangladesh Chittagong 501993/505966 Bangladesh Dhaka 502668/501112 880-2-832985 Canada Toronto Toll Free: 1800-387-1355 03-3216-6539 Canada Toronto 926-8747/8868/9623 03-3216-6539 China Beijing 86-10-5051681-82-83 Denmark Copenhagen 3314-1833/3314-6970 3314-7071 England Birmingham 0121-643-7850/7032/5210 0121-631-3615 England Bradford 1274-731-705 01274-731-804 England London 0171-499-5500 0181-741-9376 England Manchester 161-839-7506 161-839-7507 France Paris 161-839-7506 4953-0975 Germany Berlin 030-8854-800/801 Germany Frankfurt 069-69024281 069-27390114 Germany Dusseldorf 0049-211-370361/362 382477 Germany Frankfurt 069-27390122 069-27390114 Germany Munich 089-292229 089-299961 Greece Athens 3231931/3223573 301-3232154 Holland Amsterdam 6264710 6203779 Hong Kong Hong Kong 23664747 27211739 India Bombay 202-1455/202-01373 2842933 India Delhi 331361/62/63 3316273 Indonesia Jakarta 6221-5712444 571802 Italy Milan 02-867773/5-862234 02-860679 Italy Rome 6/4884662-3 6/4885057 Japan Osaka 06-6445-1745 06-6445-1747 Japan Tokyo 03-3216-6511/14 03-3216-6539 Kuwait Kuwait City 0965-2421040/043/044/045 0965-2401268 Libya Tripoli 444-6229/444-8925 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 2425444 2418627 Nepal Kathmandu 223102 220806 Norway Muscat 837740/41/42 47-3-837740 Oman Muscat 95-1-287806 Oman Salahla 291647 Philippines Manila 818-3711-14 819-5301/02 Qatar Doha 426290-6 lines 323469 S. Arabia Abha 2223073/77 2236860 S. Arabia Dammam 8422323 8424866 S. Arabia Dhahran 891-2288/891-1667 03-8946585 S. Arabia Jeddah 6422642-07 6422642/6447644 S. Arabia Jubail 033-612427 033-610206 S. Arabia Makkah 5484645 5420677 S. Arabia Medina 8241741/8232270/8253684 8221234 S. Arabia Riyadh 4659600-05 4659725 S. Arabia Yanbo 3223241 3913202 Singapore Singapore 2512322/250973/2540979 Spain Madrid 341-548-2239/2561 341-559-0547 Sri Lanka Colombo 573475/575052 574444/575052 Thailand Bangkok 2342961/40 2342357 Turkey Istanbul 2330571/2 2341060 UAE Abu Dhabi (971-2) 261117/326260 UAE Al Ain 641735 657404 UAE Dubai 220589-272748 822150 UAE Dubai 822151-822152 9714-232070 UK Glasgow 01041-221-9936 0141-221-9937 USA Chicago 263 3082 263 4806 USA Detroit 248-569-7790 248-569-7798 USA Houston 713-520-0873 713520-9311 USA New York 212-370-9155/9150 212-808-4695 USA Washington 202-466-4994/2671/3057/3548 202-466-3565 Uzbekistan Tashkent 3712-454957/451947/451956 7-3712-406388 Shaheen Air International KARACHI 157-B Clifton Road, Clifton, Karachi. TEL : 5872191-4 UAN:111707070, 111808080 e-mail: sair@sai.col.com.pk LAHORE Ali Complex 23 Empress Road, Lahore. TEL : 042-6316855-59. UAN : 111808080 ISLAMABAD 33 Buland Markaz Blue Area Islamabad. Road, TEL: 051-2271201-2873935-813916-7. UAN : 111808080. 111808080 PESHAWAR Cantonment Plaza, Fakhr-e-Alam Peshawar Cantt. TEL : 091-278409 - 278412 UAN : Askari Aviation (Pvt.) Limited (Heli Safaris) Brig. Bashir Baz, Chief Executive, H. 59, Lane II, Chaklala Scheme-I, Rawalpindi. Tel: 051-5505760-2, Fax: 0092-51-5590414, Mobile: 0300-8502701 E-mail: askaria@isb.paknet.com.pk Website: www.askariaviation.com

Telecommunication Network

Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Ltd. (PTCL), National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) and Special Communication Organization (SCO) are major Government owned telecommunication networks, providing land phone and CDMA services in different regions of Pakistan. In addition to that there are six major providers of mobile phone service in Pakistan with one Satellite Phone Operator:
•	Mobilink GSM ( www.mobilinkgsm.com)
•	Warid Telecom ( www.waridtel.com )
•	Telenor (www.telenor.com.pk )
•	Ufone ( www.ufone.com )
•	Zong ( www.zong.com.pk)
•	Instaphone ( www.instaphone.com )
•	Thuraya (Satellite Phone) (http://www.thuraya.com/content/thuraya-in-pakistan-pak-telecom.html)

Electronic Media in pakistan

TV Channels of Pakistan
•	Pakistan Television Corporation Ltd - state TV, operates PTV 1, PTV National, PTV Bolan, PTV World
•	ATV - semi-private, terrestrial
•	Geo TV - via satellite
•	Indus TV - via satellite, runs Indus Vision, Indus Plus, Indus News, Indus Music
•	ARY Digital - via satellite
•	Hum TV - via satellite
•	TV One- via satellite
•	Filmazia (Pakistani Films Channel) - via satellite
•	QTV (Religious) - via satellite

Radio Channels of Pakistan

•	Radio Pakistan (National Radio Network with Several Channels including SW, MW & FM Bands)
•	FM 89.00 (Entertainment)
•	FM 91.00 (Entertainment)
•	FM 98.00 (News & Entertainment)
•	FM 99.00 (Entertainment)
•	FM 100.00 (Entertainment)
•	FM 101.00 (Entertainment)
•	FM 103.00 (Entertainment & Sports)
•	FM 106.20 (Entertainment)